Question

A researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is studying the growth of a certain bacteria. He starts his experiment with 200 bacteria that grow at a rate of 2% per hour. He will check on the bacteria every 7 hours. How many bacteria will he find in 7 hours? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

The population of the bacteria after 7 hours is 230 bacteria.

An exponential function is given by:

y = abˣ

where y, x are variables, a is the initial value of y and b is the multiplier.

Let y represent the population of bacteria after x hours.

Given that he starts his experiment with 200 bacteria, hence

a = 200

The bacteria grow at a rate of 2% per hour, hence:

b = 100% + 2% = 1.02

The exponential equation becomes:

y = 200(1.02)ˣ

After 7 hours:

y = 200(1.02)⁷ = 230

The population of the bacteria after 7 hours is 230 bacteria.

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