Question

The count of bacteria in a certain experiment increased at the rate of 6% per hour. Find the count of
bacteria at the end of 3 hours, if it was 45,00,000 in the beginning.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Here, Principal (P) = 5,06,000, Rate of Interest (R) = 2.5%, Time (n) = 2 hours

After 2 hours, number of bacteria,

Amount (A) = P\left(1+\frac{R}{100}\right)^n

= 506000\left(1+\frac{2.5}{100}\right)^2

= 506000\left(1+\frac{25}{1000}\right)^2

= 506000\left(1+\frac{1}{40}\right)^2

= 506000\left(\frac{41}{40}\right)^2

= 506000\times\frac{41}{40}\times\frac{41}{40}

= 5,31,616.25

Hence, number of bacteria after two hours are 531616 (approx.).