Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Bacteria Populations

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This task provides a real-world context for interpreting and solving exponential equations. Students are asked to examine the equations representing the growth of three colonies of the bacterium that causes pneumonia, each colony being subject to different experimental conditions. They must explain why two of the colonies never share the same value and why two others are equal at one time. Aligns with F-LE.A.4.

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Concepts

exponential equations, exponential functions, logarithms

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exponential and logarithmic equations, bacteria populations, cc by-nc-sa 4.0, creative commons attribution-noncommercial-sharealike 4.0, f-le.a.4, illustrative mathematics, illustrative mathematics: f-le bacteria populations, oh.math.hsf.le.4, convert between logarithms and exponentials

Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice

Common Core

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