Question

A population of bacteria is treated with an antibiotic. It is estimated that 5,000 live bacteria existed in the sample before treatment. After each day of treatment, 40% of the sample remains alive. Which best describes the graph of the function that represents the number of live bacteria after x days of treatment?

Answer 1

f(x) = 5000(0.4)x, with a horizontal asymptote of y = 0

Explanation:

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Answer 2

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