A number of bacteria, [math]f(t)[/math], at any time [math]t[/math], in hours, can be estimated using the function [math]f(t) = 3000(1.24)^t[/math]. What was the initial size of the bacteria colony? Is the bacteria population exponentially decaying or growing?
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