Bacteria is known to grow exponentially. The function is B (h) = 35(1.5)^h represents the number of bacteria, B(h), as a function of hours, h.

How many bacteria will there be after only 7 1/2 hours to the nearest bacteria? What is B (7 1/2)

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B(7.5) = 35(1.5)^{7.5}.

Compute (1.5)^{7.5} ≈ 20.9259, so B(7.5) ≈ 35 × 20.9259 ≈ 732.41.

Rounded to the nearest bacterium: 732.