A species of bacteria grows exponentially and doubles in population size every hour. Which of the following is the formula you would use to represent this growth if the original population was 100 bacteria?
A. ƒ(x) = 1002
B. 100 = ƒ(x)100
C. ƒ(x) = 2100
D. 100 = ƒ(x)2
C. ƒ(x) = 2^x * 100
This formula represents the exponential growth of the bacteria population, where x represents the number of hours that have passed. Starting with an original population of 100 bacteria, the population size doubles every hour.