Answer:
19038
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : A culture started with 6000 bacteria after 3 hours to grew to 7200 bacteria
To Find: Predict how many bacteria will be present after 19 hours
Solution:
General Form of exponential function: [tex]y=ab^x[/tex]
where y is the amount after x hours
x is the time
a is the initial amount
b is the growth factor
Bacteria initial amount= a = 6000
Time = x = 3 hours
Amount of bacteria after 3 hours = 7200
Substitute the values in the general form
[tex]7200=6000(b)^3[/tex]
[tex]\frac{7200}{6000}=(b)^3[/tex]
[tex]\sqrt[3]{\frac{7200}{6000}}=b[/tex]
[tex]1.06265856918=b[/tex]
Now we are supposed to find how many bacteria will be present after 19 hours
So, Bacteria initial amount= a = 6000
Time = x = 19 hours
Amount of bacteria after 19 hours = y
Substitute the values in the formula:
[tex]y=6000(1.06265856918)^{19}[/tex]
[tex]y=19038.488[/tex]
Hence there will be approximately 19038 bacteria present after 19 hours
