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A particular type of bacteria splits into 2 every 30 minutes. There are 8 bacteria in the petree dish when you start your shift of looking after the culture. Write an exponential function B(t) where t is the time periods elapsed and B is the number of bacteria.

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Answer: B(t) = 8(2^t)
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