Question

6) Four bacteria are placed in a petri dish. The population will double every day. The formula for the

number of bacteria in the dish on day tis
N(t) = 4(2)
where t is the number of days after the four bacteria are placed in the dish. How many bacteria are
in the dish five days after the four bacteria are placed in the dish?

Answer 1

128

Explanation:

N(t)=4(2)^t

N(t)=4(2)⁵

N(t)=4(32)

N(t)=128