Use the table to answer the question. Hours Number of Bacteria 0 20 million 4 22 million 8 25 million 12 28 million 16 32 million 20 36 million 24 40 million 28 45 million The scatterplot of these...

The scatterplot reveals that hours and number of bacteria have a strong exponential relationship since the points closely follow an exponential curve. Since the number of bacteria increases as time increases, the relationship is negative.

The scatterplot reveals that hours and number of bacteria have a strong exponential relationship since the points closely follow an exponential curve. Since the number of bacteria increases as time increases, the relationship is positive.

The scatterplot reveals that hours and number of bacteria have a strong linear relationship since the points closely follow a line. Since the number of bacteria increases as time increases, the relationship is negative.

The scatterplot reveals that hours and number of bacteria have a strong linear relationship since the points closely follow a line. Since the number of bacteria decreases as time increases, the relationship is negative.