Solve for the Variable
PEMDAS
Growth or Decay?
Convert to a percent
Exponential or Linear Explain
100

Solve for m: 

-2m-6=24

m=-15

100

What is step 1: 2(3+3)=12

Add the 3's in the parentheses.

100

Determine whether the function represents exponential growth or decay.

f(x)= 4(1.3)x

Growth. The ratio is 1.3 and is greater than 1.

100

What is the ratio? 13% loss each year.                         

.87

100

15, 10, 5, 0, -5, -10

Linear. Decreases by 5 each time

200

Solve for x:

 5x-3=7

x=10

200

What is step #1? -4b+(2b-3(5)) =15

Multiply the -3 and 5 in the parentheses.

200

Name 3 words that indicate exponential growth in a word problem.

double, triple, quadruple, appreciates, etc.

200

What is the ratio? 17.5% increase each year?

1.175

200

3, 6, 12, 24, 48

Exponential Ratio: 2
300

Solve for m: 

4-m=-12

m=16

300

What comes first? division, exponents, or subtraction

Exponents

300

Name 3 words that indicate exponential decay in a word problem.

depreciate, halved, loss etc.

300

52% appreciation each month

1.52

300

Write an equation and solve: Mr. Vivas started working at 14 years old and he made 6 dollars an hour. Each year his hourly rate went up 6%. What will his hourly rate be when he is 25? Round to the nearest Hundreth.

S(x)= 6(1.06)x

S(x)= 6(1.06)11

$11.39

400

Solve for x: 

7x+20=55

x=5

400

What step happens last? 3x+1=7

Divide by 3

400

Determine whether the function represents exponential growth or decay.

f(x)= 2000(0.88)x

Decay because the ratio is less than 1.

400

What is the ratio? 8% decrease each year.

.92

400

Slope

Linear

500

Solve for m: 62=2m-6

21=m

500

What is the first step? 2(2x+3x-1)=5

Add the 2x and 3x

500

A car worth $30,000 loses 12% of its value every year.

how much is the care worth after 10 years? Round to the nearest dollar.

$8,355

500

What is the ratio for Quadruples?

4

500

Triple Score Bonanza: What is the 5th term in the series: 1,3,9,27, 81,____ 

Is this Linear or Exponential? Write an equation. What is the 5th term in the sequence?

243, Exponential, f(x)=1(3)x

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