Write an exponential fiction showing the relationship between y and t

Question

To begin a bacteria study, a Petri dish had 1700 bacteria cells. Each hour since, the number of cells has increased by 1.6%. Let t be the number of hours since the start of the study. Let y be the number of bacteria cells. Write an exponential function showing the relationship between y and t

Answer 1

y = 1700(1.016)^t