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QuestionThe number of bacteria in a culture is given by the function n(t)=860e0.18tn(t)=860 e^{0.18 t} where tt is measured in hours. (a) What is the continuous rate of growth of this bacterium population?
Your answer is \square percent (b) What is the initial population of the culture?
Your answer is \square (c) When will the culture contain 2115 bacteria?
Your answer is \square Round to the nearest hour.

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(a) The continuous growth rate is **18%**. (b) The initial population is **860** bacteria. (c) The culture will contain 2115 bacteria in approximately **5** hours.

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