Answer:
The initial population was 2810
The bacterial population after 5 hours will be 92335548
Step-by-step explanation:
The bacterial population growth formula is:

where P is the population after time t,
is the starting population, i.e. when t = 0, r is the rate of growth in % and t is time in hours
Data: The doubling period of a bacterial population is 20 minutes (1/3 hour). Replacing this information in the formula we get:





Data: At time t = 100 minutes (5/3 hours), the bacterial population was 90000. Replacing this information in the formula we get:



Data: the initial population got above and t = 5 hours. Replacing this information in the formula we get:


As stated in (i), the equation of the line is: ln y = -0.015x + .26
(By the way, I checked your answers for parts (i) and (ii) and they are both correct)
(iii)
Plug in (1.1) for y and solve:
ln (1.1) = -0.015x + .26
0.095 = -0.015x + .26
-0.165 = - 0.015x
10.979 = x
Answer: x = 10.979
Here is your function graphed
Answer:
i got 178
Step-by-step explanation: