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Course: Algebra 2?>?Unit 8
Lesson 6: Solving exponential modelsExponential model word problems
Problem
A culture of bacteria starts with bacteria and increases exponentially.
The relationship between , the number of bacteria in the culture, and , the elapsed time, in days, is modeled by the following equation.
In how many days will the number of bacteria in the culture reach ?
Give an exact answer expressed as a base-ten logarithm.
Give an exact answer expressed as a base-ten logarithm.