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\noindent {\bf Problem statement} The following information is a
section of an {\sl exceptionally} sloppy laboratory scientist's
notebook.

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Time& \# of bacteria\cr
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9:30 AM & $8.20\times 10^5$\cr
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{\tt BLOB\ }{\sevenrm (Chicken soup)} & $1.05\times 10^6$\cr
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11:15 AM & $1.44\times 10^6$\cr
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1:30 PM & {\tt BLOB\ }{\sevenrm (Chocolate pudding)}\cr
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\noindent Assume the rate of growth of the bacteria is directly
proportional to the number of bacteria present. Use this assumption
and the given information to reconstruct the missing data as well as
you can.










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