You have an ant farm with 28 ants. The population of ants on your farm will double every 3 months. The table shows the population growth of the ants for over nine months. Decide whether the table represents a linear function or a nonlinear function. After one​ year, how many ants will there be in the ant​ farm?

Population of Ants

Number of Months:0,3,6,9

population:28,56,112,224


The table represents a ...... function