A researcher is investigating the growth of a population of bacteria. She utilizes the function g(x) = 550(0.25)x to model the number of bacteria over time.

Complete the statement to best describe the scenario.

The initial population
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by
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% every x time units.

The initial population is multiplied by a factor of 0.25 every x time units.