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A scientist is tracking the population of a certain bacteria. At the start of the experiment (time $t = 0$ ), there are 500 bacteria. The population grows over time. Which of the following equations could represent the population $P$ of bacteria after $t$ hours?

A.

$P = 100 t^{2} + 500 t$

B.

$P = 500 t + 100$

C.

$P = 20 t^{2} + 500$

D.

$P = 500 t^{2} + 20$