At the beginning of an experiment, the
number of bacteria in a colony was counted
at time t= 0. The number of bacteria in
the colony t minutes after the initial count
is modeled by the function below.
192
165
120
What is the average rate of change in the
number of bacteria for minutes 1 through 3
of the experiment?
9
45
A. 36
B. 48
C. 72
D. 96
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