The blue whale is the largest creature in the world and has been found in every ocean in the world. A marine boilogist surveyed the blue whale population in Monterey Bay, off the coast of California, every three every years between 1995 and 2010. The figure above shows her result. If w is the number of blue whales present in Monterey Bay and t is the number of years since the study began in 1995 , which of the following equations best represents the blue whale population of Monterey Bay?

Options

A. `w=100+2t`
B. `w=100+(t^(2))/(4)`
C. `w=100times2^(t)`
D. `w=100times2^((t)/(4))`

Answer

D