Help with creating formula

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Lets say I have colony of 100 bacteria's.

Within 1 year, each of bacteria brings up a "child" and becomes "infertile".

After next year, children of bacteria bring up "children" and becomes "infertile".

Assuming that bacteria is immortal and will stay alive forever.

Which formula can I use for it in WolframAlpha?

I know sequence Plot [(formula), {a, start, end}, but how to form such formula in it?

For you it's walk in the park, that's because you're mathematicians. I am not.

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In year $1$, there are $100$ bacteria.

In year $2$, there are $100+100$ bacteria.

In year $3$, there are $200+100$ bacteria.

etc.

Each year we get $100$ more bacteria. So in year $a$ there are $100\cdot a$ bacteria.

If your first year is year $0$, then your formula would be $100 \cdot(a+1)$.