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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 at 7.5 hours to the nearest whole bacteria?

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110

437

441

769

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B(7.5) = 82(1.25)^{7.5} ≈ 82 × 5.3312017 ≈ 437.16, so to the nearest whole bacteria: 437.