A bacteria culture has 250 cells at hours and 330 cells after 6 hours

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · AP Precalculus · Exponential and Logarithmic Functions · Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Problem

A bacteria culture has 250 cells at

t=0

hours and 330 cells after 6 hours. Assuming the number of cells grows exponentially at a constant rate, determine the growth constant

k

(in

\text{hr}^{-1}

). Round your answer to three decimal places.