suppose that 50,000 bacteria are in a dish and that the population decays continuously by 4% per hour. what is a function that represents the population P as a function of time t (in hours). what will the population be after 4 hours and after 8 hours.

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suppose that 50,000 bacteria are in a dish and that the population decays continuously by 4% per hour. what is a function that represents the population P as a function of time t (in hours). what will the population be after 4 hours and after 8 hours. 

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