I need to know how to solve the following application problem (it's either product or quotient rule): The number of bacteria in a culture has been doubling every four hours and is currently 380,000. How fast is the bacteria population growing right now, in terms of number of bacteria per hour?

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precal · Answer

were you given a function?

precal · Answer

seems like exponential growth
y=2^x is the doubling function

precal · Answer

not sure how to factor in the 4 hours

anonymous · Answer

no function

anonymous · Answer

you think it's product or quotient rule?

precal · Answer

no we use those rules in calculus, not sure this is a calculus problem 
seems like a precal or algebra II problem

anonymous · Answer

Its for a calculus class.

precal · Answer

sorry, I believe you are missing other information

anonymous · Answer

Alright, thanks anyways.