Answer:
The population of bacteria would be approximately 3561 5 minute from now
Step-by-step explanation:
We use a rule of three to find the rate of growth at 5 minutes:
11/3= 5/x
It reads- if every 11 minutes we have a population 3 times bigger then every 5 minutes we have a population x times bigger. Doing the rule of three:
x= (5*3)/11= 15/11=1.36 approximately
So the population at 5 minutes from now would 1,36 times bigger or
Population = 15/11 * 2612 =1.36 * 2612= 3561.8 or 3561
