Ron is conducting an experiment on the growth of bacteria after a certain number of hours in a petri dish. The number of bacteria, a, gradually increases over 8 hours to an amount, b, several hundred thousand times greater than a.

Which of the following functions would best model the situation above?
A.
logarithmic
B.
absolute value
C.
step
D.
polynomial

22 points algebra 1//sum and product of rational and irrational numbers. dont have to do all 4 if could much : )) write an example: 1) how the product of two identical irrational numbers can be a rational number. 2) how the product of two different irrational numbers can be a rational number. 3) write a quotient of intergers that is not a real number. 4) is the set of positive irrational numbers closed for the operation of division? if not give a counter example.