A study was completed in California. In northern California, the study involved 1,000 patients; 74% of them experienced flulike symptoms during the month of December. The study had a margin of error of 3.2%. What does that mean for the study? The confidence interval is between 12.1% and 236.8%. The confidence interval is between 70.8% and 77.2%. The confidence interval is between 67.6% and 80.4%. The confidence interval is between 71% and 77%.

linearly: 8560 bacteria

exponentially: approximately 75233 bacteria

step-by-step explanation:

assuming it is not exponential (we would have some really complicated logarithms), let's say it is linear. then, after 5 hours, it increased by 1200 bacteria, so every hour it increases by 240 bacteria. this means that after 19 hours, we get 19 * 240 + 4000 bacteria or 3800 + 760 + 4000 = 7800 + 760 = 8560 bacteria.

because it says round your answer, i will do this exponentially (with a calculator, of course). first, we need to find how much it multiplies by every hour, by taking the 5th root of 52/40 or 13/10. this is approximately 0.167. we still need to add 1 to this, because we are multiplying by that number, not adding that amount of the number. now, we just calculate 4000 * (1.167)^19. use a calculator to get approximately 75232.6, or 75233.

a is the right answer

my guess would be b and d, but i didn’t actually get out the pen and paper. lol