Brett has been studying a type of bacteria that doubles every month. Originally, there were 5 bacterial cells. He wants to know how many there will be after 42 months. Which equation should he use?
Originally, there were only five bacterial cells. After one month, the amount of bacteria is doubled with ten bacteria. The growth is represented by the formula: a42 = 5 x 2^1 After 42 months, the growth can be solved using this formula: a42 = 5 x 2^42
