A snake breeding farm took a count of how many snakes they had. The officials at the farm expect the number of snakes to increase every six months. The approximate number of snakes at the farm, tyears after the count was taken, is shown by the following expression.
300(1.17)24
Which statement below best describes the base, 1.17?
A. the initial snake count
B. the increase in the number of snakes at the farm in a six-month period
the number of times the number of snakes has compounded since it was counted
the rate at which the number of snakes is increasing
C.
D.