Question

Nate is culturing bacteria that have a growth rate of 10% per hour. If the current population is 12,800 bacteria, how many bacteria will there be in 8 hours?

Answer 1

$$N(t)=N_0(1+r)^{t}$$

Given $N_0=12800, r=0.1$

$$N(8)=12800(1+0.1)^{8}=27438$$

27438 bacteria