Maria, a biologist, is observing the growth pattern of a virus. She starts with 100 viruses that grow at a rate of 17% per hour. She will check on the viruses in 15 hours. How many viruses will she find? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

She will find 1054 viruses.

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of viruses after t hours is given by the following equation:

In which N(0) is the initial number of viruses and r is the growth rate, as a decimal.

100 viruses that grow at a rate of 17% per hour.

This means that

So

She will check on the viruses in 15 hours. How many viruses will she find?

This is N(15).

Rounding to the nearest whole number:

She will find 1054 viruses.