SEATWORK#4

1. Bacteria grow in a culture at a rate proportional to the amount present. Initially, 300 strands of the
bacteria are in the culture and after two hours, that number has grown by 20%. Find (a) an
expression for the approximate number of strands in the culture at any time t and (b) the time
needed for the bacteria to double its initial size.
2. A certain radioactive material is known to decay at a rate proportional to the amount present. If
initially there are 100 mg of the material present and if after two years it is observed that 5% of
the original mass has decayed, find (a) an expression for the mass at any time t and (b) the time
necessary for 10% of the original mass to have decayed.
3. A hot pie that was cooked at a constant temperature of 325F is taken directly from an oven and
placed outdoors in the shade to cool on a day when the air temperature in the shade is 85F. After
5 minutes in the shade, the temperature of the pie had been reduced to 250F. Determine the (a)
temperature of the pie after 20 minutes and (b) the time required for the pie to reach 275F.
4. A thermometer reading 75F is taken out where the temperature is 20F. The reading is 30F four
minutes later. Find (a) the temperature reading 7 minutes after the thermometer was brought
outside and (b) the time taken for the reading to drop from 75F to within a half degree of the air
temperature.
5. A tank initially holds 10 gal of fresh water. At t = 0, a brine solution containing lb of salt per
gallon is poured into the tank at a rate of 2 gal/min, while the well-stirred mixture leaves the tank
at the same rate. Find (a) the amount and (b) the concentration of salt in the tank at any time t.
6. A tank initially holds 80 gal of a brine solution containing 1/8 lb of salt per gallon. At t = 0,
another brine solution containing 1 lb of salt per gallon is poured into the tank at the rate of 4
gal/min, while the wellstirred mixture leaves the tank at a rate of 8 gal/min. Find the amount of
salt in the tank when the tank contains exactly 40 gal of solution.