Answer:
11,180
Step-by-step explanation:
The usual assumption for organic growth is that it is exponential. Here, the number increased by a factor of 1000/200 = 5 in 8 hours. For t in hours, a model for population might be ...
b = (initial value)·(growth factor)^(t/(period of growth))
b = 200(5^(t/8))
Using t = 20, the predicted population is ...
b = 200(5^(20/8)) = 200·5^2.5 ≈ 11,180
There might be about 11,180 bacteria in 20 hours.
