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A bacteria culture initially contains 2500 bacteria and doubles every half hour. The formula for the...

A bacteria culture initially contains 2500 bacteria and doubles every half hour. The formula for the population is p(t)=2500ektp(t)=2500ekt for some constant kk. (You will need to find kk to answer the following.)

Find the size of the baterial population after 100 minutes.    

Find the size of the baterial population after 4 hours.

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Therefore p(t)=25198 when t=100 minutes and p(t)=6,40,000 when t=4 hours

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