A strain of E-coli Beu 397-recA441 is placed into a petri dish at 30°C and allowed to
grow. The following data are collected. Theory states that the number of bacteria in the
petri dish will initially grow according to the law of uninhibited growth (modeled by an
exponential function). The population is measured using an optical device in which the
amount of light that passes through the petri dish is measured.
(a) Find the regression equation of the exponential function.
(b) find the predicted population after 5 hours.

Question

A strain of E-coli Beu 397-recA441 is placed into a petri dish at 30°C and allowed to 
grow. The following data are collected. Theory states that the number of bacteria in the 
petri dish will initially grow according to the law of uninhibited growth (modeled by an 
exponential function). The population is measured using an optical device in which the 
amount of light that passes through the petri dish is measured.
(a) Find the regression equation of the exponential function.
(b) find the predicted population after 5 hours.