The population of a bacteria colony starts at 100 and grows by 30\% per hour. (a) Find a formula for the number of bacteria $P$, after $t$ hours. $P = 100(1.30)^t$ (b) What is the doubling time for this population?
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This means that the population after each hour is 130% of the previous hour's population. Therefore, the formula for the number of bacteria P after t hours is: P = 100(1.30)^t Show more…
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