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Bacteria Population Assume that the total number (in millions) of bacteria present in a culture at a certain time
a. Find
Find the rate at which the population of bacteria is changing at the following times.
b.
c.
d. The answer in part b is negative, and the answer in part c is positive. What does this mean in terms of the population of bacteria?
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