Question

Antonio is researching the growth of E. coli bacteria cells. The population of cells present at each hour in the table in the chart below. If P represents the size of the population at any time (t), what is the domain in the context of the problem situation?

Answer 1

If you can only pick one answer, the most correct choice would be (d) all real numbers up to and including 2, and any other values for which we have data.

This choice is the most general and inclusive, as it covers all possible values of time, including non-integer values, and any other values for which we have data on the population of E. coli bacteria.

However, if the answer choices are restricted to the given options, the most appropriate answer would be (c) all integers up to and including 2, and any other values for which we have data, since the given table only provides data for integer values of time up to 2 hours.