Answer:
2 hours: 3968 <u>[I don't understand the $ sign in the answer box]</u>
At midnight: 12137
Step-by-step explanation:
The bacteria are increasing by 15% every hour. So for every hour we will have what we started with, plus 15% more.
The "15% more" can be represented mathematically with (1 + 0.15) or 1.15. Let's call this the "growth factor" and assign it the variable b. b is (1 + percent increase).
Since this per hour, in 1 hour we'll have (3000)*(1.15) = 3450
At the end of the second hour we're increased by 15% again:
(3450)*(1.15) = 3968.
Each additional hour add another (1.15) factor, If we assign a to be the starting population, this can be represented by:
P = a(1.15)^t for this sample that increase 15% per hour. t is time, in hours.
If a represents the growth factor, and P is the total population, the general expression is
P = ab^t
Using this for a = 3000 and b = 1.15, we can find the total population at midnight after starting at 2PM. That is a 10 hour period, so t = 10
P = (3000)*(1.15)^10
P = 12137
Answer:
y=8(0.5)^x
Step-by-step explanation:
We can find the value of b, which is the rate. The rate is 0.5 because the y value is consistently going down by 2. A is the first value, which is 8. y=8(0.5)^x
Answer:
see below
Step-by-step explanation:
1/12 - 5/6 = -9/12
We need to get a common denominator of 12
1/12 - 5/6*2/2 = -9 /12
1/12 - 10/12 = -9/12
Since the denominators are the same, we can subtract the numerators
1-10 = -9
-9/12 = - 9/12
We can simplify -9/12 by dividing the top and bottom by 3
-9/3 = -3
12 /3 = 4
-9/12 = -3/4
