Question

During the exponential growth phase of Salmonella Enerica bacteria in a certain environment, the population grows exponentially with a growth rate of 2.72% per hour. By what factor will an exponentially growing population of Salmonella Enerica bacteria grow over the course of 52 hours? Use two decimal place accuracy.

formula A=p0x(1+R)^t

Answer 1

Answer: exponentially growing population of Salmonella Enerica bacteria will grow by a factor of approximately 2.59 over the course of 52 hours.

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