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Determine what type of model best fits the given situation: Every day, half a bacteria population dies.

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Answer:

Explanation:

This is a geometric sequence because each new term is a multiple (actually, "negative half of the previous term").

If the original population were Po, then the population after d days is

P = Po(0.5)^(d - 1)

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