Percents
Sequences
Writing Equations
Growth or Decay?
Wild Card
100

What is 78% as a decimal?

0.78

100

What is the pattern?

6, 8, 10, 12, ...

Add 2

100
The y-intercept is 7 and the base is 5.  What's the exponential equation?

y= 7(5)x

100

y=2(3)x

Growth

100

The value of a car can be modeled by the equation   y = 23,000(0.85)x. Which of the following is false

A. The car was purchased for $23,000

B. The car's value is increasing

C. The car's value is decreasing

D. y = 23,000(0.85)5 represents the car's value in 5 years

B

200

What is 1.25 as a percent?

125%

200

What is the pattern?

7, 21, 63, 189, ...

Multiply by 3

200

The y-intercept is 10 and the values are quadrupling.  Write the exponential equation.

y=10(4)x

200

y=50(0.3)x

Decay

200

Simplify 

2= ____

4

300

There are 150 bears currently.  If the population increases by 7% each year, how many bears will there be in 4 years?

196-197 bears

300

Which sequence is ARITHMETIC?

A 5, 10, 20, 40

B 8, 4, 0, -4, -8

C 24, 12, 6, 3, 1.5

B

300

The y-intercept is 8 and the values are doubling.

y=8(2)x

300

y=9(1/3)x

Decay

300

Simplify 

2-2 = ____

1/4

400

Mrs. Prime deposits $50 into an account.  The account will gain 2% interest each year.  How much money will she have in 10 years?

$60-$61

400

Tell what the sequence is (Arithmetic or Geometric) and then give the next 3 TERMS.

9, 13, 17, __, ___, ___

Arithmetic (+4)

21, 25, 29

400

The y-intercept is 1 and the values are being cut in half.

y = (1/2)x

400

Write your own exponential equation that would be growth.

y=___ (    )x

Example:  y=3x

400

What shape is the graph of an exponential function?

A curve
500

The value of Mr. Cleary's car is decreasing by 12%.  If he bought the car for $37,000, how much will it be worth in 8 years?

$13,306.48

500

Create your own geometric sequence consisting of at least four terms.

Example:  2, 4, 8, 16

500

Write your own exponential equation.  Identify the base and y-intercept.

Example:  y = 5(2)x

y-int: 5

Base: 2

500

Write your own exponential equation that would be decay.

y=__(     )x

Example:  y=5(0.1)x
500

What did one math book say to another?

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