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1. A bacteria culture is known to grow at a rate proportional to the amount present.

After one
hour, 1000 strands of the bacteria are observed in the culture; and after four hours, 3000
strands. Find (a) an expression for the approximate number of strands of the bacteria present in
the culture at any time t and (b) the approximate number of strands of the bacteria originally in
the culture.
2. The population of a certain country is known to increase at a rate proportional to the number of
people presently living in the country. If after two years the population has doubled, and after
three years the population is 20,000, estimate the number of people initially living in the
country.
3. A certain radioactive material is known to decay at a rate proportional to the amount present. If
initially there is 50 milligrams of the material present and after two hours it is observed that the
material has lost 10 percent of its original mass, find (a) an expression for the mass of the
material remaining at any time t, (b) the mass of the material after four hours, and (c) the time
at which the material has decayed to one half of its initial mass.
4. A body at a temperature of 50° F is placed outdoors where the temperature is 100° F. If after 5
minutes the temperature of the body is 60° F, find (a) how long it will take the body to reach a
temperature of 75° F and (b) the temperature of the body after 20 minutes.
5. A body at an unknown temperature is placed in a room which is held at a constant temperature
of 30° F. If after 10 minutes the temperature of the body is 0° F and after 20 minutes the
temperature of the body is 15° F, find the unknown initial temperature.
6. A tank initially holds 100 gal of a brine solution containing 20 lb of salt. At t = 0, fresh water is
poured into the tank at the rate of 5 gal/min, while the well-stirred mixture leaves the tank at
the same rate. Find the amount of salt in the tank at any time t.
7. A tank initially holds 100 gal of a brine solution containing 1 lb of salt. At t = 0 another brine
solution containing 1 lb of salt per gallon is poured into the tank at the rate of 3 gal/min, while
the well-stirred mixture leaves the tank at the same rate. Find (a) the amount of salt in the tank
at any time t and (b) the time at which the mixture in the tank contains 2 lb of salt.

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