A scientist began a study with a sample of 1,500 bacteria. He noticed that the number of bacteria in the sample after t days can be modeled by the
equation P=1,500.5. In this equation, what does 5t represent?
A. The number of bacteria increases by a factor of t each day for 5 days.
B. The number of bacteria increases by t bacteria after 5 days.
C. The number of bacteria increases by 5 bacteria each day.
D. The number of bacteria increases by a factor of 5 each day.