Question

Jennifer starts with a population of 100 amoebas that doubles in size every minute for a number of minutes, m. She writes the expression 100(2m) to find the number of amoeba after m minutes. Nathan starts with a population of 10 amoebas that increases 40% in size every minute for a number of minutes, m. He writes the expression (1+0.4)m to find the number of amoeba after m minutes. Use the drop-down menus to explain what each part of Jennifer's and Nathan's expressions mean.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Answer 2

100(2m)

(1+0.4)

Nathan=0.4 is the percent added =the 40 percent added to the 10 amoebas

Jennifer=the first equation is how many total amoebas Jennifer has in total

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