Finish the Pattern
Write the
equation
Linear or
Exponential
Identify the Values
Miscellaneous
100

If the constant factor is 3, what would the next two values be?

1, 3, ... , .... , 

9, 27 

100

What exponential equation can be written with an initial value of 9 and a constant factor of 2?

y=9*2x



100

The y-intercept is 10, the slope is 3. 

Linear

100
What is the constant multiplier in the equation 

y = 5(3)x ?

3

100

If the y-intercept on the graph is 3 and the constant multiplier is 4. What would the y-value be when x is 1.

12

200

Finish the pattern: 

1, 5, 25, ...., 

125

200

The y-intercept is 150 and the constant factor is 1/5. What is the equation?

y= 150 * (1/5)x

200

You put your money into a savings account. Each year you don't touch it, the amount in their doubles. Is this exponential or linear? 

Exponential 

200

What is the initial value in the equation

y= 5x

1

200

What is the constant multiplier of this sequence?

256, 64, 16, 4, 1, ...

1/4

300
If the rate of change factor is 2, what number would come before these? 


..., ...., 8, 16, 32

2, 4 

300
A new coffee shop just opened with 2 employees. They hope to double their amount of employees each year. How can you represent this with an equation?

y = 2 (2)x

300

The basketball team is raising money through a bake sale. They already sold $100 worth of baked goods. They want to sell cupcakes at $5 each until they reach $400. 

BONUS: For an extra 50 points, figure out how many cupcakes they would need to reach their goal. 

 

Linear


They would need to sell 60 cupcakes.

300

Given the equation y = 2(2)x with x representing years, evaluate y after 3 years. 


16

300

Write the equation that has an initial value of 1 and a constant multiplier of 6

y = 6x

400
If the rate of change factor is 1/3, finish this pattern...


243, ..., ...., 

81, 27

400
The y-intercept plotted on the graph is 10. The slope is 1/3. Write an equation that can represent this. 

y = 1/3x + 10 

400

The school is trying to raise $600 from the school play tonight. Student tickets cost $5 each, and adult tickets cost $10 each. 

Is this situation linear or exponential?

Bonus: Your team will earn an extra 100 points if you can write the equation representing this situation. 

Linear

5x+10y=600

400

Write the equation that the y-intercept is 5 and the constant multiplier is 3 

y = 5*3x

400

Can an exponential function have a y-intercept of zero? 

No

500

Write the first 5 values of a sequence that has an initial value of 6, and a constant factor of 4. 

6, 24, 96, 384, 1536

500

A zombie apocalypse just infected 50 people. Each person infects 4 new people each day. How many people will be infected by zombies after 5 days? 

51,200 people 

500
A grandmother gave her grandson $0.01 on his first birthday. She continued to double the amount she gave him every year after. 

Is this situation linear or exponential?

Bonus: How much money would the grandson receive on his 21st birthday? 

Exponential 

$20,971.52

500

A girl just received great news. She calls her parents and they each tell two more people. This pattern continues. 

What is the initial value, and what is the constant multiplier?

initial value = 1

multiplier = 2

500

If someone gave you an exponential function that they said was decreasing by 3 times the amount each time. How could you represent that amount as a constant multiplier?

1/3 

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