The number of bacteria in a culture is increasing according to the law of exponential growth. There are 105 bacteria in the culture after 2 hours and 325 bacteria after 4 hours. a. Write an exponential growth model for the bacteria population. Let t represent time in hours. b. After how many hours will the bacteria count be 40,000? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

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6. The number of bacteria in a culture is increasing according to the law of exponential growth. There are
105 bacteria in the culture after 2 hours and 325 bacteria after 4 hours.
a. Write an exponential growth model for the bacteria population. Let t represent time in hours.
b. After how many hours will the bacteria count be 40, 000? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Transcribed Image Text:6. The number of bacteria in a culture is increasing according to the law of exponential growth. There are 105 bacteria in the culture after 2 hours and 325 bacteria after 4 hours. a. Write an exponential growth model for the bacteria population. Let t represent time in hours. b. After how many hours will the bacteria count be 40, 000? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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