Question

A bacteria culture contains 500,000 bacteria and is dying off at the rate of 5% per hour. How many bacteria will be left after 48 hours

Answer 1

Step 1:
Let's set up the equation.

Initial value = 500,000

Decay rate per hour = 0.05

Hours = 48

So our equation is:

`500,000 (1-0.05)^(48)`

Step 2:
We then input this into a calculator and get 42628.7951671541.

Final Answer:
42628.7951671541 or 42,629 bacteria, depending on whether you need the decimal or need to round it.