12. Se sabe que en condiciones ideales cierta poblaciĆ³n de bacterias se duplica cada 3 horas. Suponga que al principio hay 100 bacterias. a. ĀæCuĆ”l es el tamaƱo de la poblaciĆ³n despuĆ©s de 15 horas? b. ĀæCuĆ”l es el tamaƱo de la poblaciĆ³n despuĆ©s de t horas? c. Estime el tamaƱo de la poblaciĆ³n despuĆ©s de 20 horas. d. Estime el tiempo que se requiere para que la poblaciĆ³n llegue a 50.000.
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Since the population doubles every 3 hours, we can divide 15 by 3 to find out how many times the population doubles. 15 / 3 = 5 So, the population doubles 5 times in 15 hours. Starting with 100 bacteria, after the first doubling, we have 100 * 2 = 200 Show moreā¦
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