​A Population of Bacteria Is Introduced into a Culture

question 36

Multiple Choice

​A population of bacteria is introduced into a culture.The number of bacteria P can be modeled by where t is the time (in hours) .Find the rate of change of the population when ​

• A) 21.95 bacteria/hr
• B) ​3.53 bacteria/hr
• C) ​10.6 bacteria/hr
• D) ​2.07 bacteria/hr
• E) ​7.32 bacteria/hr

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