There is a population of 5 bacteria in a colony. If the number of bacteria doubles every 115 minutes, what will the population be 345 minutes from now?

1 Answer
Feb 13, 2016

This is an exponential growth problem: #A_0r^t#

Explanation:

For this problem the initial population #A_0=5#

The rate of growth #r=2#

The time factor is based on a duration of 115 minutes:

#t=345/115=3# durations

Insert the values into the growth equation:

#A_0r^t#

#5(2)^3=5xx8=40# bacteria 345 minutes from now

Hope that helped