Students in a biology class are growing bacteria for a science experiment. Which of the following equations could model the amount of bacteria after x days?
y=82x
y=500.2x
y=12x
y=250.68x
None of the provided equations could accurately model the amount of bacteria after x days since the growth of bacteria is typically exponential, not linear.
A more appropriate equation to model the amount of bacteria after x days would be in the form of y = a * b^x, where a is the initial amount of bacteria and b is the growth rate.