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The population of a bacteria is halving every 20 hours. a) How long does it take...

The population of a bacteria is halving every 20 hours.

a) How long does it take the population to reduce to 10% of the initial number?

b) Find the approximating and exact decay rate.

c) Suppose the initial population is 1,500. Find the population of this bacteria after 2 days.

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