Suppose a particular antibiotic that is introduced to a petri dish containing 3000 newly discovered flesh-eating bacteria makes a third of it die every hour. Write a model which describes the number of bacteria in t hours. D(t) = 3000 4. t D(t) = 3000 © * C(t) = 3000e C(t) = 3000e

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Suppose a particular antibiotic that is introduced to a petri dish containing 3000 newly discovered flesh-eating
bacteria makes a third of it die every hour. Write a model which describes the number of bacteria in t hours.
2
D(t) = 3000
3
B
D(t) = 3000
3
%3D
C(t) = 3000e
C(t) = 3000e
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a particular antibiotic that is introduced to a petri dish containing 3000 newly discovered flesh-eating bacteria makes a third of it die every hour. Write a model which describes the number of bacteria in t hours. 2 D(t) = 3000 3 B D(t) = 3000 3 %3D C(t) = 3000e C(t) = 3000e
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