Question

Kylie recorded the number of pears on a pear tree at the end of every week. The following function represents the number of pears on the pear tree, where x represents the number of weeks.

P(x) = 2^(2 + x)

Which statement is true?

A. The number of pears on the tree increases by 2 each week.

B. The number of pears on the tree increases by 4 each week.

C. The number of pears on the tree doubles each week.

D. The number of pears on the tree quadruples each week.