One million cells are now in a cell culture at a biology lab in UC –Main. The cells have a 1.5 percent continuous birth rate and a 0.5 percent per hour death rate. For an experiment, cells are taken from the culture at a pace of 5000 per hour. In 10 hours, how many cells will be in the culture?

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One million cells are now in a cell culture at a biology lab in UC –Main. The cells have a 1.5 percent
continuous birth rate and a 0.5 percent per hour death rate. For an experiment, cells are taken from the
culture at a pace of 5000 per hour. In 10 hours, how many cells will be in the culture?
Transcribed Image Text:One million cells are now in a cell culture at a biology lab in UC –Main. The cells have a 1.5 percent continuous birth rate and a 0.5 percent per hour death rate. For an experiment, cells are taken from the culture at a pace of 5000 per hour. In 10 hours, how many cells will be in the culture?
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