Question

Calculate the number of bacteria present after 3.5 hours if Dr. Yamamoto starts with 50 bacteria that double every hour using b(h)=50(2)h

Answer 1

b(3.5) = 50·2^{3.5} = 50·8·√2 = 400√2 ≈ 565.685.

So there are about 565.7 bacteria, which rounds to approximately 566 bacteria.