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Concentration of bacteria B in millions per milliliter after x hours is given by B(x)=1.33e^(0.15x)

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To calculate the concentration of bacteria B after a given number of hours, we'll use the function B(x)=1.33e^(0.15x), where B is the bacteria concentration, e is Euler's number (approximately equal to 2.71828), and x is time in hours.

Let's calculate the bacteria concentration for x=5 hours. Remember e is a constant whose value is approximately 2.71828.

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Execute the exponent operation on the 0.15 and x.
In our case, x is 5, therefore 0.15 * 5 equals to 0.75.

Step 2: Plug the above result into the exponential part of our equation.
To execute exponent operation, you will raise Euler's number e, to the power 0.75.

Step 3: The last step is to multiply the result gotten from step 2 above by 1.33 as indicated in our function, to get the final concentration of the bacteria.

By following these steps, you can calculate the bacteria concentration after any given number of hours.

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