Question

a certain species of bacteria grows at a rate of 48% per day. there are 500 initially, therefore the equation is y = 500(1.48)to. write an equation for the amount of bacteria in terms of hours.

Answer 1

D. y=500(1.016)^24t

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The given equation for number of bacteria each day is:
y = 500*(1.48)*to
Where to is the number of days. We simply represent the days in terms of hours. As one day is 24 hours, the equation becomes:
y = 500*(1.48)*(h/24)
where h is the number of hours.