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Problem
A bacterial culture contains
500
500
500
cells at
t
=
0
t=0
t
=
0
hours and
1350
1350
1350
cells at
t
=
3
t=3
t
=
3
hours. Assuming the population grows exponentially, what is the growth rate constant
k
k
k
(in
h
−
1
\,\text{h}^{-1}
h
−
1
)? a)
0.567
0.567
0.567
b)
0.331
0.331
0.331
c)
0.221
0.221
0.221
d)
0.993
0.993
0.993
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