Exponential Equations Basic Review and Practice A particular type of bacteria splits into 2 every 30 minutes.
There are 8 bacteria in the petree dish when you start your
shift of looking after the culture.
1. Write an exponential function B(t) where t is the time periods
elapsed and B is the number of bacteria.
2. How many bacteria are in the culture after 4 hours?
3. How many bacteria are in the culture after 7.5 hours?
4. How long was your shift if there are 8,192 bacteria in the dish
when you leave?