Question

this graph models the exponential growth of the strain of bacteria. what does the ordered pair (15, 8) represent?

Explanation:

In exponential growth models for bacteria, ordered pairs on the graph follow the standard (independent variable, dependent variable) convention. For bacterial growth, the first value is typically time (e.g., minutes, hours) and the second is the quantity of bacteria (e.g., number of colonies, population count). Here, (15, 8) means at 15 units of time, the bacterial population is 8 units.

Answer:

The ordered pair (15, 8) represents that after 15 units of time, the population of the bacterial strain is 8 (units, such as thousands of bacteria or colony-forming units).