Abiologist is researching a newly-discovered species of bacteria. he puts 1,000 bacteria into what he has determined to be a favorable growth medium. 12 hours later, he measures 12,500 bacteria. assuming exponential growth, find the growth equation and use it to determine the number of bacteria after 20 hours. note: once you find the equation, round a and b to the nearest hundredth to determine the solution. 62,821 78,324 20,864 20,167