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Growth or Decay
Growth or Decay
Percent Rate
Word Problems
Exponents
100

What is the initial amount and growth factor for the function f(x)=2(3)x  

initial amount=2

growth factor= 3

100

How do I know if the exponential relationship below is growth or decay?

 y = 3(0.56)x

Decay has a b value or decay factor less than 1.

100

For the exponential function y=15(3)x, what is the factor, and does the function represent growth or decay?

Exponential Growth

Factor: 3

100

Is this exponential growth or decay?

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y=5(0.5)^x

Exponential Growth

50%

100


2243

100

Simplify

 2x5 . 4x4 . y . y2 = ?

8xy3

200

Sania invested $19,800 in a savings account that pays an annual interest rate of 5.3%. The savings account is set to compound yearly. How much is in Sania’s account after 9 years? 

$31,515.23

200

Do the following equations represent exponential growth, decay, or neither?

a) y=3.5(0.3)x

b) y=2(3)x

c) y=5x+6

a) Decay

b) Growth

c) Neither (It's linear! y=mx+b)

200

Esha invested $27,000 in a savings account that pays an annual interest rate of 1.8%, compounded quarterly. How much is in Esha’s account after 5 years?

About $29,536.74

200

Is this exponential growth or decay?

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y = 5(1.3)^x

Exponential Growth

30%

200

The population of LeavetownNow is 123,000.  Because of a crazy serial killer, the population is decreasing by 2.75% each year.  How many people will be in LeavetownNow in 2.5 years?

About 114,717 people

200

Simplify using the Quotient Rule: (-12y7z5/2y2z)

-6y5z4

300

What is the decay factor, if Nico's soccer ball depreciates 9% every day he uses it?

0.91

300

y=2(1.13)x

Does this function represent exponential growth or decay? What is the growth/decay RATE?

Exponential Growth

Rate: 0.13 or 13%

300

f(x)=7(1.07)x

Does this function represent exponential growth or decay? What's the percent growth/decay RATE?

Exponential Growth.  

Rate: 0.07 or 7%.

300

Is this exponential growth or decay?

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y = 1(0.01)^x

Exponential Decay

99%

300


16,941 people

300

Simplify using the Power Rule: 5(g7m2)3

5g21m6

400

The first year of a charity walk to raise money for Mrs. Z's candy fund had an attendance of 500.  The attendance rate increases by 5% each year.  How many people will attend her charity walk in year 10?

About 814 people

400

y=5(0.97)x

Does this function represent exponential growth or decay? What is the growth/decay RATE?

Exponential Decay

Rate: 0.03 or 3%

400

Does this function represent an exponential growth or decay?

y = 24(0.45)4


Exponential Decay

400

Is this exponential growth or decay?

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y = 1/2(0.7)^x

Exponential Decay

30%

400

When Oliver started at TMS he had 8 friends from SSI.  When word got out about how totally rad he is, his friends began doubling every 5 days.  How many friends will Oliver have after 30 days?

A = 8 (2)^6

512 friends

400

Simplify

k5.j3 / k2.j

k3.j2

500

Bacteria can multiply at an alarming rate when each new bacteria splits into 2 news cells, thus doubling. If we start with only 1 bacteria which can double every hour, how many bacteria will we have at the end of one day?

16,777,216 bacteria

500

Mrs. Z. purchased a car for $26,400 and every year it decays by 12%. What can she expect the value of her car to be after 3.5 years?  


y=26400(.88)3.5=$16,876.92

500

Annual sales of a fast food restaurant are $530,000 and increasing at a rate of 5% per year. What will the annual sales be in 6 years?  (show the equation and answer)

530,000(1.05)=$710,250.69

500

Is this exponential growth or decay?

What is the percent growth/decay rate?

y = 1/2(1.07)^x

Exponential GROWTH

7%

500

If you put $500.00 into an account and the account earns a 3% interest rate compounded monthly. How much will be in the account after 5 years?

Round the nearest cent!

about $580.81

500

Simplify


(p6 / p2)2

p8

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