At 10:00 a.m., the number of bacteria in a jar is recorded. The table below displays the pattern of growth of the bacteria. Note that t=0
t
=
0
represents the starting time of 10:00 a.m.
Time t (minutes) Number of Bacteria
0
0
50
50
1
1
100
100
2
2
200
200
3
3
400
400
⋮ ⋮

Develop a function, f(t)
f
(
t
)
, to model the number of bacteria at time t.