Question

A culture started with 4,000 bacteria. After 5 hours, it grew to 4,800 bacteria. Predict how many bacteria will be present after 15 Hours.

Round your answer to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

6900 rounded answer -

Explanation:

Plato users, correct.

Answer 2

First we need to find k ( rate of growth)
The formula is
A=p e^kt
A future bacteria 4800
P current bacteria 4000
E constant
K rate of growth?
T time 5 hours
Plug in the formula
4800=4000 e^5k
Solve for k
4800/4000=e^5k
Take the log for both sides
Log (4800/4000)=5k×log (e)
5k=log (4800/4000)÷log (e)
K=(log(4,800÷4,000)÷log(e))÷5
k=0.03646

Now use the formula again to find how bacteria will be present after 15 Hours
A=p e^kt
A ?
P 4000
K 0.03646
E constant
T 15 hours
Plug in the formula
A=4,000×e^(0.03646×15)
A=6,911.55 round your answer to get 6912 bacteria will be present after 15 Hours

Hope it helps!