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Bacteria is known to grow exponentially. The function B(h) = 82(1.25)^h represents the number of bacteria, B(h), as a function of hours, h. How many
bacteria will there be after only 5 1/2 hours to the nearest bacteria?
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B(5.5) = 82(1.25)^{5.5} ≈ 82 × 3.4119688 ≈ 279.78, so about 280 bacteria (to the nearest bacterium).