A bacterial culture contains 500 cells initially and 800 cells after 3 hours

MATHEMATICS · Single correct · AP · Calculus AB · Differential Equations · Differential Equations

Problem

A bacterial culture contains 500 cells initially and 800 cells after 3 hours. Assuming exponential growth, what is the growth constant

k

(in h

^{-1}

) to the nearest thousandth? (a)

0.470

(b)

0.197

(c)

0.157

(d)

-0.157