Sabrina is tracking the growth rates of a colony of ants and of a bee hive. from her research, she has developed a function to represent the population growth of each type of insect, where y represents the population and x represents the number of weeks since sabrina began her research.
which insect population is growing at a faster rate?

a the ant colony is growing at a faster rate. it will multiply by 3.8 each week while the bee hive will add 3.8 each week.
b the bee hive is growing at a faster rate. it will multiply by 3.8 each week while the ant colony will add 3.8 each week.
c the ant colony is growing at a faster rate. it will add 3.8 each week while the bee hive will subtract 3.8 each week.
d the bee hive is growing at a faster rate. it will add 3.8 each week while the ant colony will divide by 3.8 each week.