Question

Aaron is a biologist who wants to determine the growth rate of a strain of bacteria. Aaron places 1450 bacteria into a controlled environment and waits 6 hours. When Aaron checks 6 hours later, there are now 3592 bacteria. What is the hourly growth rate of the bacteria?

Answer 1

Answer:

Roughly 15% hourly rate.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an exponential function that relates to natural growth.

Use the formula A = P*e^(rt)

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