Unrestricted. Bacterial Growth A cenain colony of bacteria grows at a rate proportional to the number of bacteria present. Suppose that the number of bacteria doubles every 12 hours. How long will it take this colony to grow to five times its original size?

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Section10.2: Evaluate And Graph Exponential Functions
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Unrestricted. Bacterial Growth A cenain colony of bacteria grows at a rate proportional to the number of bacteria present. Suppose that the number of bacteria doubles every 12 hours. How long will it take this colony to grow to five times its original size?

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