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A bacteria culture starts with 880 bacteria and grows at a rate

proportional to its size. After 5 hours there will be 4400 bacteria.
(a) Express the population P after t hours as a function of t.
P(t)=
(b) What will be the population after 7 hours?
bacteria
(c) How long will it take for the population to reach 2570? Give
your answer accurate to at least 2 decimal places.
hours

A bacteria culture starts with 880 bacteria and grows at a rate proportional to its-example-1

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