Step 1 :We are given a culture of bacteria with an initial population of 3900 bacteria that doubles every 2 hours. We are asked to find the population of the bacteria after 9 hours.
Step 2 :We can use the formula for exponential growth, \(P_{t}=P_{0} \cdot 2^{\frac{t}{d}}\), where \(P_{t}\) is the population after \(t\) hours, \(P_{0}\) is the initial population, \(t\) is the time in hours and \(d\) is the doubling time.
Step 3 :Substituting the given values into the formula, we get \(P_{t}=3900 \cdot 2^{\frac{9}{2}}\).
Step 4 :Solving the equation, we find that \(P_{t} = 88247\).
Step 5 :Thus, the population of bacteria in the culture after 9 hours, to the nearest whole number, is \(\boxed{88247}\).