A population of E. coli bacteria grows exponentially with time. You believe that the mean time between divisions is t, = 26 min, and that cell death occurs on average after tm = 2 population starts with 1000 cells. Complete parts (a) through (c). (a) Use the equation N(t) = No e 0-m' to predict how many cells are present after 3 hours. The number of cells present after 3 hours is (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest integer as needed.)

A population of E. coli bacteria grows exponentially with time. You believe that the mean time between divisions is t, = 26 min, and that cell death occurs on average after tm = 2 population starts with 1000 cells. Complete parts (a) through (c). (a) Use the equation N(t) = No e 0-m' to predict how many cells are present after 3 hours. The number of cells present after 3 hours is (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest integer as needed.)