Using #P(t)=P_oe^(kt)# how do you find the count in the bacteria culture was 900 after 20 minutes and 1100 after 35 minutes and find what was the inital size of the culture and the population after 95 minutes?
1 Answer
Jan 19, 2017
Initial size of the culture was
Explanation:
As the count in the bacteria culture was
we have
Similarly as the count in the bacteria culture was
we have
Dividing latter by former, we get
i.e.
and hence
and the population after 95 minutes is
=
**all calculations done using scientific calculator