Answer:
5.65 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: Initial number of bacteria = 1000
N=1000(2)
To find: Time taken to: increase to 50,000
Solution: N=1000(2)
- 50,000=1000(2)
- Taking log,
- log 50,000 = log 1000(2)
- 4.7 = 3 + _ log 2
- _ = 1.7/log 2 = 5.65
Answer = 5.65 hours
_ = symbol after the two in the brackets that is high up and smaller.
