Bacteria can multiply at an alarming rate when each bacteria splits into two new cells. If we start with only one bacteria, write an exponential function that can be used to find the number of bacteria y after x splits.
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step-by-step explanation:

the answer is:

the correct option:

b.

to solve the problem, we need to remember how to operate to simplify exponential expressions using the logarithms.

we are given the equation:

then, using placing logarith with base 7 on both sides of the equation, we have:

so, rounding the obtained result to two decimal places (nearest hundreth), we have:

hence, we have that the correct option:

b.

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