Answer:
A) The percentage of the bacteria increasing each hour is 15% per hour
B) When t=0 the population of bacteria is 3000 bacteria
C) After 24 hours the a sensible degree of accuracy in population is about 85875 (since only whole numbers count)
Explanation:
A) To find the percentage of the bacteria increasing each hour the growth rate needs to be determined. To find it you need to subtract 1.15 by since the formula for exponential growth is a(1+r)^t one is added to the rate so to inverse it 1.15 needs to be subtractied by one to get 0.15. At this point you found the decimal rate to find the percentage you multiply 0.15 by 100 to make it a whole number and it results in 15%
B) To determine the size if the population when t=0 you substitute the variables t for 0 to get 3000×1.15^0 to get 3000 (remember anything times 0 is 0). Another way is to keep in mind that 3000 is the initial amount because that's the number with no variable with it.
C) To find the population after 24 hours substitute t for 24. After substituting t and multiplying 3000×1.15^24 the exact answer is 85875.52857. To find the answer in a sensible degree of accuracy you would round it to the nearest whole number which is 85876 since the dight in the tenths place is 5 or greater than the answer is rounded up by one.