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A bacterial culture contains 500 cells initially and 800 cells after 3 hours. Assuming exponential growth, what is the growth constant
k
k
k
(in h
−
1
^{-1}
−
1
) to the nearest thousandth? a)
0.470
0.470
0.470
b)
0.197
0.197
0.197
c)
0.157
0.157
0.157
d)
−
0.157
-0.157
−
0.157
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