Urine culture test is being conducted in the pathology lab from the sample of a patient to prescribe a suitable drug based on bacterial growth. There were 3000 bacteria in the initial sample and it had increased to 3400 in the sample collected after one hour. Based on the exponential growth how long will it take for the bacterial population to reach 10000?

• A. 10 hrs
• B. 8.5 hrs
• C. 9.6 hrs
• D. 3.6 hrs