Answer:
Number of bacteria after 36 hour (A) = 381 (Approx)
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Number of bacteria (p) = 2,000
Total time (n) = 36 hours
Decay rate = 4.5 % = 0.045 per hour
Find:
Number of bacteria after 36 hour (A)
Computation:
Number of bacteria after 36 hour (A) = 2,000[1-0.045]³⁶
Number of bacteria after 36 hour (A) = 2,000[0.955]³⁶
Number of bacteria after 36 hour (A) = 2,000[0.190599333]
Number of bacteria after 36 hour (A) = 381.19866
Number of bacteria after 36 hour (A) = 381 (Approx)
