a certain species of bacteria grows at a rate of 48% per day. there are 500 initially, therefore the equation is y = 500(1.48)to. write an equation for the amount of bacteria in terms of hours.
The given equation for number of bacteria each day is: y = 500*(1.48)*to Where to is the number of days. We simply represent the days in terms of hours. As one day is 24 hours, the equation becomes: y = 500*(1.48)*(h/24) where h is the number of hours.
