Asked by Tim
Suppose a population of bacteria in a Petri dish has a doubling time of 6 hours. How long will it take for an initial population of 11000 bacteria to reach 20000? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Steve
You want t where
2^(t/6) = 20000/11000 = 1.818
t = 6log1.818/log2 = 5.174 hr
Makes sense, since in 6 hrs it will double to 22,000
2^(t/6) = 20000/11000 = 1.818
t = 6log1.818/log2 = 5.174 hr
Makes sense, since in 6 hrs it will double to 22,000
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