At the beginning of an experiment, the number of bacteria in a colony was counted at time t = 0. The
number of bacteria in the colony t minutes after the initial count is modeled by the function
b (t) = 4(2)*. What is the average rate of change in the number of bacteria for the first 5 minutes of the
experiment?
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The average rate of change in the number of bacteria for the first 5 minutes of the experiment is