A bacteria culture starts with 500 bacteria and doubles in size every 3 hours. How do you find an exponential model for t?
1 Answer
Sep 28, 2016
Explanation:
We start with 500 bacteria, so that is:
At the end of 3 hours, it'll double, so that is:
At the end of another 3 hours, it'll double again, so that is:
Ok - we've found our exponential. Now to put it into terms that are mathematical and easy to use.
We can write it this way: