Byron bought some bananas at the store and noticed some fruit flies after returning home. The number of fruit flies can be modeled by the equation f(t) = 8(2)t where f is the number of fruit flies after t days.

Answer 1

It seems like there might be a small error in the equation you provided for the number of fruit flies. It appears to be missing a multiplication operator or a clarification about the representation of time. Typically, the equation should look something like this:

\[ f(t) = 8(2^t) \]

This means that the number of fruit flies doubles every day, starting with 8 on day 0.

To clarify:

• \( f(t) \) is the number of fruit flies after \( t \) days.
• The initial count of fruit flies is 8 when \( t = 0 \).
• Each day, the number of fruit flies doubles.

If you have specific questions about this model or if you want to explore particular values or scenarios, please let me know!