The model y = 7.7e0.14x gives the number y (in thousands per cubic centimeter) of bacteria in a liquid culture after x hours. By what factor is the initial number of bacteria multiplied to obtain the number of bacteria after 2 hours?

(b) suppose that consolidated power decides to use a level of significance of α = .05, and suppose a random sample of 100 temperature readings is obtained. if the sample mean of the 100 temperature readings is x⎯⎯ = 60.990, test h0 versus ha and determine whether the power plant should be shut down and the cooling system repaired. perform the hypothesis test by using a critical value and a p-value. assume σ = 5. (round your z to 2 decimal places and p-value to 4 decimal places.)