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To determine the population of bacteria at noon.
Answer to Problem 22P
The population of bacteria at noon shall be approximately
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Number of bacteria at 8 AM are
Number of bacteria at 10.30 AM are
We shall use the formula of average rate of increase.
We put the values from the question.
Here we have to find the rate
Initial value is
Hence we get,
Now we calculate the number of bacteria at noon.
Time from 10.30 to 12.00 will be 1.5 hours
Initial number will be
Hence we get,
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