Solve the problem.The population size of a culture of bacteria quadruples every day such that its size is modeled by the sequence
where n is the number of the day just beginning. Find the size of the culture at the beginning of the third day and the size of the culture originally.
A. 1120 bacteria; 17 bacteria originally
B. 1120 bacteria; 70 bacteria originally
C. 4480 bacteria; 70 bacteria originally
D. 4480 bacteria; 280 bacteria originally
Answer: B
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Solve the problem.Use the formula N = Iekt, where N is the number of items in terms of the initial population I, at time t, and k is the growth constant equal to the percent of growth per unit of time. There are currently 78 million cars in a certain country, decreasing by 0.8% annually. How many years will it take for this country to have 60 million cars? Round to the nearest year.
A. 18 years B. 361 years C. 33 years D. 23 years
Identify the equation as either linear or nonlinear by trying to write it in the form 8x2 - 3x = 8(x2 + 9) - 9x
A. Linear B. Nonlinear
Provide an appropriate response.There are 7 people on a committee, and 4 of them are women. What is the ratio of the number of women to the number of men on the committee?
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Simplify the complex fraction.
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