The table shows the predicted growth of a particular bacteria after various numbers of hours. Write an explicit formula for the sequence of the number of bacteria. Hours (1) Number of 2 4 5 19 38 57 76 95 Bacteria a. a, = 19n + 19 с. a, = 19 b. a. = n + 19 d. a. %3D 19n

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The table shows the predicted growth of a particular bacteria after various numbers of hours. Write an
explicit formula for the sequence of the number of bacteria.
Hours (1)
Number of
4
5
19
38
57
76
95
Bacteria
a, = 19n + 19
a.
c.
a, =
b.
= n + 19
d.
19n
%3D
Transcribed Image Text:The table shows the predicted growth of a particular bacteria after various numbers of hours. Write an explicit formula for the sequence of the number of bacteria. Hours (1) Number of 4 5 19 38 57 76 95 Bacteria a, = 19n + 19 a. c. a, = b. = n + 19 d. 19n %3D
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