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A colony of bacteria has a population of 5000.
Each hour the population increases by 8%.
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Each hour the population increases by 8%.
(a)Calculate the population after 6 hours.
Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.
(b)Find the smallest whole number of hours after which the population first exceeds 10 000.
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