$\begin{tabular}{|c|c|} \hline Day & Number of bacteria per milliliter at end of day \\ \hline 1 & 2.5\times10^{5} \\ \hline 2 & 5.0\times10^{5} \\ \hline 3 & 1.0\times10^{6} \\ \hline \end{tabular}$ A culture of bacteria is growing at an exponential rate, as shown in the table above. At this rate, on which day would the number of bacteria per milliliter reach $5.12\times 10^{5}$ | ClassNotes

Feb 18, 2024

Growth of a Culture of Bacteria Day Number of bacteria per milliliter at the end of the day 1 2.5 × 105 2 5.0 × 105 3 1.0 × 106 A culture of bacteria is growing at an exponential rate, as shown in the table above. At this rate, on which day would the number of bacteria per milliliter reach $5.12\times 10^{8}$?

Growth of a Culture of Bacteria
Day	Number of bacteria per milliliter at the end of the day
1	2.5 × 10⁵
2	5.0 × 10⁵
3	1.0 × 10⁶

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