Answer: 5489
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the following :
Growth rate (r) = 19% per hour
Sample culture in population = 2300
Size of sample after 5 hours =?
Using the exponential relation:
P = Po * r^t
P = population after 5 hours
Po = Initial sample population
t = time
P = 2300 * (1 +19%)^t
P = 2300 ×(1 + 0.19) ^5
P = 2300 * 1.19^5
P = 2300 * 2.3863536599
P = 5488.61341777
P = 5489 (nearest integer)