Mark raises guppies in an aquarium. He finds out that guppies reproduce very rapidly, and the number doubles every month. He starts out with only 10 guppies, and the function y=10(2^x) models the number of guppies he will have after x months. Which graph represents this function?
The graph representing the function y=10(2^x) would be exponential growth, starting at 10 guppies and doubling every month.
The correct graph would start at the point (0, 10) and then quickly increase exponentially, with the y-axis representing the number of guppies and the x-axis representing the number of months. The graph would never reach zero on the x-axis, as the number of guppies would continue to double every month.
The graph would look like a steep curve increasing upwards as x increases.