: A colony of bacteria that begins with 2 bacteria quadruples every hour.
Challenge Question: How many bacteria are there is expected to be after 5 hours? Is this growth best described as linear or exponential? Explain your reasoning.

After 5 hours, the colony size is 2048.

The growth is exponential, described by the function given below;

There is a common ratio of 4, i.e. the colony size multiplies by 4 every hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

C = Size of Colony

t = Number of hours

After 5 hours:

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