Answer: N(t) = (2^t)*1500
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's define the hour "zero" as the initial population.
So if N(t) is the number of bacteria after t hours, then:
N(0) = 1500.
Now, we know that the population doubles every hour, so we will have that after one hour, at t = 1
N(1) = 2*1500 = 3000
after two hours, at t = 2.
N(2) = 2*(2*1500) = (2^2)*1500
After three hours, at t = 3
N(3) = 2*(2^2)*1500 = (2^3)*1500
So we already can see the pattern, the number of bacteria after t hours will be:
N(t) = (2^t)*1500
