Question

A scientist runs an experiment involving a culture of bacteria. She notices that the mass of the bacteria in the culture increases exponentially with the mass increasing by 249% per week. What is the 1-week growth factor for the mass of the bacteria

Answer 1

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Answer:

3.49

Explanation:

The growth factor is one more than the growth rate:

growth factor = 1 + growth rate

= 1 + 249% = 1 +2.49

growth factor = 3.49