Bacteria are the most common example of exponential growth. In this task, you will choose an hourly growth rate between 2 and 10 for some bacteria
You will start with 1 bacteria and then calculate the total population after certain amounts of time
Select a number between 2 and 10 to represent the hourly growth rate of a certain bacteria.
For example, selecting the number 8 would mean that the amount of bacteria will be 8 times greater after every hour
Let's select the number 3 to represent the hourly growth rate of the bacteria.
Starting with 1 bacterium, we can calculate the population after certain amounts of time as follows:
After 1 hour: 1 * 3 = 3 bacteria
After 2 hours: 3 * 3 = 9 bacteria
After 3 hours: 9 * 3 = 27 bacteria
After 4 hours: 27 * 3 = 81 bacteria
After 5 hours: 81 * 3 = 243 bacteria
So, if the hourly growth rate is 3, the population of bacteria will be 3 times greater after every hour.