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A scientist used a microscope to count the number of bacterial cells in a petri dish every hour.

Which function most accurately represents this data, where n is the number of bacteria and 1 is the time elapsed, in hours?
a. n=2t
b. n=2^t
c n=t^2
d. n=√t​

User Magali
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Answer:

a. n=2t

Explanation:

Given that

N denotes the number of bacteria

And, 1 denotes the time elasped in hours

Now based on this, the scientist used a microscope for counting the number of bacterial cells every hour

So,the function that represent correct data is

n = 2t

Therefore the correct option is A.

The same would be considered

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