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The number of bacteria, $N(t),$ in a culture $t$ hr after the bacteria is placed in a dish is given by$$N(t)=5000 e^{00617 t}$$a) How many bacteria were originally in the culture?b) How many bacteria are present after 8 hr?
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0617 t}$. To find the number of bacteria originally in the culture, we substitute $t=0$ into the function. Show more…
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