Answer:
The hourly growth rate is of 4.43%.
The function showing the number of bacteria after t hours is
Step-by-step explanation:
Equation of population growth:
The equation for the population after t hours is given by:
In which P(0) is the initial population and r is the growth rate, as a decimal.
The conditions are such that the number of bacteria is able to double every 16 hours.
This means that . We use this to find r.
The hourly growth rate is of 4.43%.
80 bacteria are placed in a petri dish.
This means that .
The function showing the number of bacteria after t hours is