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Tortoise growth In a study conducted at University of New Mexico, It was found that the mass (weight) of juvenile desert tortoises exhibited exponential growth after a diet switch. One of these tortoises had a mass of about 64 g at the time of the diet switch, and 33 days later the mass was 73 g. How many days after the diet switch did the tortoise have a mass of 100 g? (Source: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 85, 1, 2012)
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