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The population of bacteria in a petri dish doubles every 16 h. The population of the bacteria is initially 500 organisms.

How long will it take for the population of the bacteria to reach 800?

Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour.

User OriHero
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Answer:

10.8 h

Explanation:

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User Jonathon Horsman
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Answer:


10.8\ hours

Explanation:

In this problem we have a exponential function of the form


y=a(b)^{(x)/(16)}

where

y ---> is the population of the bacteria

x ---> the time in hours

a ---> is the initial value of the population

b ---> is the base

r ---> is the rate

b=(1+r)

where


a=500\ organisms


r=100\%=100/100=1


b=(1+r)=1+1=2

substitute


y=500(2)^{(x)/(16)}

so

For y=800

substitute and solve for x


800=500(2)^{(x)/(16)}


1.6=(2)^{(x)/(16)}

Apply log both sides


log(1.6)=log[(2)^{(x)/(16)}]


log(1.6)={(x)/(16)}log(2)


x=(log(1.6))/(log(2))(16)


x=10.8\ hours

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