Question

can someone explain and answer this for me.... my math final is tomorrow and this is the only thing im confused on​

Answer 1

937,381

Explanation:

The problem statement explains the exponential formula for the population. It is written in terms of doubling time. You are told what the variables are, and you are given their values. All you need to do is substitute them into the formula and do the arithmetic.

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`P_0=93000\\t=10\\d=3\\\\P_t=93\;\!000(2^{(10)/(3)})\approx93\;\!000*10.7093684\\\\P_t\approx937\:\!381`

The population of the culture after 10 hours is 937,381.