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Lesson 6: Exponential growth & decay
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GRAVEYARD Algebra 2: Exponential growth and decay

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Problem

Every minute, the number of bacteria in a colony increases by a factor of 15. The number of bacteria in the colony can be modeled by an exponential function, N, which depends on time, t (in seconds).
Let B represent the initial number of bacteria in the colony.
Which function correctly models the number of bacteria in the colony after t seconds ?
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