f) Suppose you started with 100 bacteria, but they still grew by the same growth factor. Explain how your exponential equation in (b) would change.
y=1*3x****
b) is
Bacteria name: Staphylococcus aureus
Generation Time: 30 minutes
*Note: The generation time tells you how often the bacteria cells are doubling. If a bacterium had a generation time of 15 minutes, then it doubles four times each hour.
a) Identify each of the following:
Generic Form of Any Exponential Function: y=a⋅bx
a = initial amount
b = growth rate
x = time
*The x value will always be changing. It is your independent variable.
b) Write an exponential equation representing your bacteria: y=1⋅2x
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