(1 point) The count in a bacteria culture was 600 after 10 minutes and 11613 after...

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(1 point) The count in a bacteria culture was 600 after 10minutes and 11613 after 20 minutes. Assume the growth can bemodelled exponentially by a function of the formQ(t)=AertQ(t)=Aert, where tt is in minutes.

(a) Find the relative growth rate, with at least the first 5 digitsafter the decimal point entered correctly:
r=r=

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(b) What was the initial size of the culture? Round your answer tothe closest integer.

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(c) Find the doubling period (in minutes).

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(d) Find the population after 65 minutes. Use your answer to part(b) as the initial amount.

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(e) When will the population reach 13000? After

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