A culture of the bacterium Salmonella enteritidis initially

Last updated: 10/8/2023

A culture of the bacterium Salmonella enteritidis initially contains 50 cells When introduced into a nutrient broth the culture grows at a rate proportional to its size After 1 5 hours the population has increased to 925 a Find an expression for the number of bacteria after t hours Round your numeric values to four decimal places P t b Find the number of bacteria after 4 hours Round your answer to the nearest whole number P 4 bacteria c Find the rate of growth in bacteria per hour after 4 hours Round your answer to the nearest whole number P 4 bacteria per hour d After how many hours will the population reach 250 000 Round your answer to one decimal place t hr