Apopulation of bacteria is growing according to the exponential model p = cekt, where p is the number of colonies and t is measured in hours. if there are 800 colonies present after 4 hours, and the population's growth rate k = 0.65, how many colonies were present initially? [round answer to the nearest hundredth.]

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b. y = 4x - 2

step-by-step explanation:

to find a parallel equation to an equation, make sure both equations have the same slope but different y-intercepts.

y = 4x + 1

4 = slope

1 = y-intercept

y = 4x - 2

4 = slope

-2 = y-intercept

they both have the same slope but different y-intercepts, so, b. is the correct answer.

and to check your work, you can graph both equations. : )