Suppose that a population of bacteria triples every hour and starts with 700 bacteria.
(a) Find an expression for the number n of bacteria after t hours.
n(t) = ?
(b) Estimate the rate of growth of the bacteria population after 1.5 hours. (Round your answer to the nearest hundred.)
n'(1.5) = ?
2 answers
afdaf
A population starts with 1000 individuals and triples every 80 years.
a. give an exponential model for this situation
b. what is the size of the population after 100 years?
a. give an exponential model for this situation
b. what is the size of the population after 100 years?