The change over time in the number of bacteria present is represented by the function below. Explain what 500 and 0.4 represent. State whether this is an example of exponential growth or decay, and explain

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500 is the initial value of the bacteria

0.4 is the rate the bacteria spreads

t represents how much time passes

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