Answer: It is the product of the initial population and the growth factor after h hours.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: Valentino starts with a population of 1,500 amoebas that increases 35% in size every hour for a number of hours, h.
The expression [tex]1,500(1+0.35)^h[/tex] finds the number of amoebas after h hours.
On simplifying the above expression we get, [tex]1,500(1.35)^h[/tex].
At h=0, the initial population of amoebas = 1,500
At h=1, the population of amoebas =[tex]1,500(1.35)[/tex]
The growth factor = [tex]\frac{1,500(1.35)}{1500}=1.35[/tex]
Hence, the expression [tex]1,500(1+0.35)^h[/tex], is the product of the initial population and the growth factor after h hours.
