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Onboarding Interns on Predicting Bacterial Growth

As a junior technician at a local public health agency, one of your duties is to onboard a new seasonal intern. The intern needs to understand how to use the continuous exponential growth model A=A0ertA = A_0 e^{rt} to predict bacterial contamination levels in local water supplies. Write an essay that outlines the step-by-step procedure for evaluating this formula to determine a future bacterial population. Your essay must define each variable in the formula (AA, A0A_0, rr, and tt) and detail the exact mathematical sequence of steps required to calculate the final population size from a given set of initial data, concluding with how to format the final answer.

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