Answer:
(a) The relative rate of growth is 0.2
(b) The initial population is 985
(c) The amount of bacteria at time t = 5 is 2677.5
Explanation:
An exponential equation to model exponential growth is:
[tex]G(t)=Ie^{rt}[/tex]Where:
• I is the initial population
,• r is the rate of relative growth
,• t is the time
We have in this problem:
[tex]n(t)=985e^{0.2t}[/tex]Then:
(a) The relative rate is 0.2
(b) The initial population is 985
(c) To find the population at t = 5, we evaluate the equation:
[tex]n(5)=985e^{0.2\cdot5}=985e^1=985e\approx2677.5[/tex]
