As part of a lab experiment, Sam needs to grow a culture of bacteria, which are known double in 11 hours. He begins with 2000 bacteria. a. Find the growth factor k. Round to four decimal places. b. How long will it take for the culture to grow to 900,000 bacteria? Round to the nearest tenth of an hour and include units.

As part of a lab experiment, Sam needs to grow a culture of bacteria, which are known double in 11 hours. He begins with 2000 bacteria. a. Find the growth factor k. Round to four decimal places. b. How long will it take for the culture to grow to 900,000 bacteria? Round to the nearest tenth of an hour and include units.

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part
of a lab experiıment, Sam needs to grow a culture of bactena, which are known double n 11 hours.
He begins with 2000 bacteria.
a.
Find the growth factor k. Round to four decimal places.
b. How long will it take for the culture to grow to 900,000 bacteria? Round to the nearest tenth of an
hour and include units.

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