A certain bacterial culture grows in such a way that each hour the increase in the number of bacteria in the culture is 60% of the total number present at the beginning of the hour. Let yn be the number of bacteria in the culture after n hours.Find the difference equation for yn.

A. yn = 0.6yn-1
B. yn = 0.4yn-1
C. yn = 1.6yn-1
D. yn = 1.4yn-1
E. none of these

Answer: C

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