Merv takes his potato salad with him when he goes camping but doesn’t pack it in a cooler. When he sits down to eat, it has been at 75 ⁰F for 6 hours. At that warmer temperature the Salmonella in the potato salad reproduces much faster, with a growth rate of 8. b. Write the equation that models the Bacteria Count as a function of Hours with the larger growth rate of 8. Use y = a(b)x where a is the starting value, b is the growth rate, and x is time (in hours).

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Merv takes his potato salad with him when he goes camping but doesn’t pack it in a cooler.  When he sits down to eat, it has been at 75 ⁰F  for 6 hours.  At that warmer temperature the Salmonella in the potato salad reproduces much faster, with a growth rate of 8. b.	Write the equation that models the Bacteria Count as a function of Hours with the larger growth rate of 8.  Use y =  a(b)x where a is the starting value, b is the growth rate, and x is time (in hours).

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The equation that models the Bacteria Count as a function of Hours with the larger growth rate of 8 is: y = a(8)^x where: - y is the Bacteria Count - a is the starting value of bacteria count - 8 is the growth rate - x is the time in hours