The Number of Bacteria in a Culture Is Doubling Every

question 60

Essay

The number of bacteria in a culture is doubling every hour.Currently the culture has 128 bacteria.Make a table of values for the number of bacteria present each hour for 0 to 4 hours.For each hour write an expression for the number of bacteria as a product of 128 and a power of 2.Use the expressions to make an entry in your table for the number of bacteria after t hours.Write a function N for the number of bacteria after t hours.

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