Exponential Functions - Communication Question The bacterium E. coli often causes illness among people who eat infected food. Suppose that five E. coli
bacteria in a batch of ground beef begins doubling every 10 minutes. Show all work leading to your
answers.
a. Complete the table below that represents the number of bacteria after x minutes. (Assume no
bacteria die.)
Number of minutes
0
10
20
0
Number of time
periods, x
Number of bacteria,
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b. Explain how to write an equation that will allow us to find the number of bacteria after any
number of minutes.
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c.
Write the equation below:
d. How many bacteria will there be after two hours? Show your work