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Exponential Population Growth

Bacterial culture

Problem 2-Caluclate the number of bacteria you will need to start a new culture

2. With how many bacteria should a culture be inoculated if there are to be 81,920 bacteria present on hour 42? Use the model, N(t) = Nokt, and assume the population doubles every 3 hours.
 
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Biochemistry