A bacteria culture starts with three cells. Each cell in this culture doubles every hour. After t hours, the number of cells in the culture can be written as 3(2^t) Which of the following statements correctly interprets the meaning of 2^t in this context?
A) The factor 2^t is the number of hours
B)The factor 2^t is the initial number of cells.
C)The factor 2^t is the culture after t hours
D)The factor 2^t is the number of cells that each original cell in the culture has produced after t hours