The number of bacteria in a liquid medium doubles every hour. There a…

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The number of bacteria in a liquid medium doubles every hour. There are 66,000 bacteria at the start. Which represents the number of bacteria

y

after

t

hours?

y = 1/2 (66, 000)^{t}

y = 2 (66, 000)^{t}

y = 66, 000 (1/2)^{t}

y = 66, 000 (2)^{t}