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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A population of bacteria is growing according to the function below, where t is in hours. How many hours will it take for the population to grow to 1,000,000 bacteria? Round your answer to the nearest integer. Do not include units in your answer. B(t) = 0.5 * e^3.5t

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Answer is 4.

OpenStudy (kropot72):

Substitute the value of 1,000,000 for B(t) and take logs of both sides as the first step. Can you do this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

already did the answer was 4

OpenStudy (kropot72):

I can confirm that 4 is the correct answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

outstanding =D

OpenStudy (kropot72):

You're welcome :)

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