The population of a strain of bacteria doubles in a culture. At noon there were 80 bacteria present and by 4:00 PM there were 20

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480 bacteria. Determine algebraically the doubling period. Hint: You DO NOT need to use systematic trials.

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Nastasia [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-28T00:43:24+03:00

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Answer:

t = 1/2 hour

Step-by-step explanation:

20480 = 80 $x^{t }$

20480 = 80 $x^{4 }$

20480/80 = $x^{4 }$

256 = $x^{4 }$

x = 4

doubling period

2 = $4^{t}$

t = 1/2 hour