Suppose a lake contains blue and green algae. The blue algae has an initial mass of 20 kg and doubles its mass every hour. The g
reen algae has an initial mass of 160 kg and grows at a constant rate of 0.20 kg per minute. 1) Which algae has a larger mass at 3 hours, in kilograms?
A) The blue algae has 12 kg more mass at 3 hours.
B) The green algae has 12 kg more mass at 3 hours.
C) The blue algae has 36 kg more mass at 3 hours.
D) The green algae has 36 kg more mass at 3 hours.
2) Which algae has a larger mass at 4 hours, in kilograms?
A) The blue algae has 56 kg more mass at 4 hours.
B) The green algae has 56 kg more mass at 4 hours.
C) The blue algae has 112 kg more mass at 4 hours.
D) The green algae has 112 kg more mass at 4 hours.
1. The blue algae has an initial mass of 20 kg and doubles its mass every hour. Then after t hours, the mass of blue algae is
2. The green algae has an initial mass of 160 kg and grows at a constant rate of 0.20 kg per minute. Then after t hours (60t minutes), the mass of green algae is
Part I) At t=3:
The mass of green algae has 196-160=36 kg more mass at 3 hours.
Part II) At t=4:
The blue algae has 320-208=112 kg more mass at 4 hours.
