The Number of Bacteria in Milk Grows at a Rate

question 117

Short Answer

The number of bacteria in milk grows at a rate of 11% per day once the milk has been bottled. When milk is put in the bottles, it has an average bacteria count of 500 million per bottle.
A. Write an equation for , the number of bacteria t days after the milk was bottled.
B. Graph . Label the axes and intercepts.

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