The number of bacteria in a culture doubles every 3 hours. The function gives the approximate number of bacteria in the culture after hours, starting with an initial count of 500. Which statement is the best interpretation of in this context?
After 9 hours, there are approximately 4,000 bacteria in the culture.
The number of bacteria increased by 9 after 4,000 hours.
The culture started with 4,000 bacteria and doubled every 9 hours.
After 4,000 hours, there are approximately 9 bacteria in the culture.
