A culture of bacteria increases from 500 cells to 2000 cells in 6 hours
MATHEMATICS · Single correct · AP · Calculus AB · Differential Equations · Differential Equations
Problem
A culture of bacteria increases from 500 cells to 2000 cells in 6 hours. Assuming continuous exponential growth, determine the growth constant k (per hour) to three decimal places.
(a) 0.347
(b) 0.231
(c) 0.260
(d) 0.116