The Population P of a Culture of Bacteria Is Described

question 20

Essay

The population P of a culture of bacteria is described by the equation , where t is the time, in hours, relative to the time at which the population was 1600.
(a) What was the population at hours? Show your work.
(b) After how many hours will the population reach 8000? Round to the nearest tenth of an hour. Show your work.

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