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a culture started with 3000 bacteria. after 4 hours, it grew to 3600 bacteria. predict how many bacteria will be present after 10 hours. round your answer to the nearest whole number. p = ae^kt thanks!

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Change in 4 hours (3600)-(3000)
change=600
In 1 hour= 600/4=150 bacteria
In 10 hours, the bacteria will have increased by 150*10=1500 bacteria
Total bacteria= 3000+1500=4500 bacteria
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