Question

The population of a yeast colony after t hours can be modeled by the function P(t)=10,000,000(2)t.

What does the number 2 tell you?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The number 2 in the function P(t)=10,000,000(2)t is the growth factor of the yeast colony. It represents the rate at which the population is increasing over time. Specifically, it indicates that the population is doubling every t hours.