During the exponential growth phase of Salmonella Enerica bacteria in a certain environment, the population grows exponentially with a growth rate of 2.84% per hour. By what factor will an exponentially growing population of Salmonella Enerica bacteria grow over the course of 58 hours? Use two decimal place accuracy. Answer value

During the exponential growth phase of Salmonella Enerica bacteria in a certain environment, the population grows exponentially with a growth rate of 2.84% per hour. By what factor will an exponentially growing population of Salmonella Enerica bacteria grow over the course of 58 hours? Use two decimal place accuracy. Answer value

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section8.4: Geometric Sequences And Series

Problem 6SC

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