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The population of a strain of bacteria doubles in a culture. At noon there were 80 bacteria present and by 4:00 PM there were 20 480 bacteria. Determine algebraically the doubling period. Hint: You DO
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The population of a strain of bacteria doubles in a culture. At noon there were 80 bacteria present and by 4:00 PM there were 20 480 bacteria. Determine algebraically the doubling period. Hint: You DO NOT need to use systematic trials.

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Answer:

t = 1/2 hour

Explanation:

20480 = 80
x^(t )

20480 = 80
x^(4 )

20480/80 =
x^(4 )

256 =
x^(4 )

x = 4

doubling period

2 =
4^(t)

t = 1/2 hour

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