SOLUTION: bacteria in a culture are growing exponentially with time, as shown in the table below.
day | Bacteria
0 | 100
1 | 200
2 | 400
Write an equation to express
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Question 1023532: bacteria in a culture are growing exponentially with time, as shown in the table below.
day | Bacteria
0 | 100
1 | 200
2 | 400
Write an equation to express the number of bacteria, y, present at any time, t.
a. y=100+2^t
b. y=(100)(2^t)
c. y=2^t
d. y=200(2^t)
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b. , by plugging in the values of t and checking against the values of y.
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