The amount of bacteria in a culture doubles every minute. The culture starts with 20 bacteria. a. Write an equation modelling the number of bacteria, y, after x minutes.

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The amount of bacteria in a culture doubles every minute. The culture starts with

20 bacteria.
a. Write an equation modelling the number of bacteria, y, after x minutes.

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Answer:

exponential function, x = time in minutes, y = number of bacteria

Explanation:

y = 20 × (2)^x

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