Suppose that the number of bacteria in a certain population increases according to a continuous exponential growth model. A sample of 1000 bacteria selected from this population reached the size of 1064 bacteria in 1.5 hours. Find the hourly growth rate parameter. Write answer as percentage and dont round any intermediate computations.

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faf3 · Answer

please help me!

nincompoop · Answer

do you know exponential growth?

faf3 · Answer

I dont remeber the equation.

faf3 · Answer

so what would i plug in form the problem to solve?

nincompoop · Answer

you just rely on formula ?

faf3 · Answer

could you show me please. I am confused.

nincompoop · Answer

http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/exponential-growth.html

nincompoop · Answer

look at the mice problem