The population of a bacterium doubles every hour. At 9 am, the population is 12 bacteria. The function P (t) = 12.2 models the b
acteria population t hours after 9 am What is the value of P (5) and what does it represent in context?
A) The population is 120 bacteria at 2 pm
B)The population is 120 bacteria at 5 pm
C) The population is 384 bacteria at 2 pm
D) The population is 384 bacteria at 5p.m.
