Initial Amount
Growth/Decay
Growth/Decay Rate
Real Life Applications
100

f(t) = 3(4)t

What is 3?

100

f(m) = 3m 

What is the growth?

100

In the exponential function f(t)=100⋅(1.07)t, what is the growth rate?

What is growth?

100

A bank offers an interest rate of 4% per year. You deposit 1500 USD. After 1 year, your balance will be:

A(1)=1500⋅(1+____)1

What is 0.04?

200

f(y) = 0.05(2)t

what is 0.05?

200

f(x) = 4(1.2)x

Growth

200

A population is modeled by P(t)=5000⋅(0.92)t. What is the decay rate?

What is 8%?

200

A bacteria population increases by 5% per hour. Initially, there are 200 bacteria.After 3 hours, the population will be:

P(3)=200⋅(1+____)3

What is 0.05?

300

You invest $200 in an account that grows exponentially. The function is A(t)=200⋅(1.05)t . What is the initial amount?

What is $200?

300

f(x) = (0.98)x

Decay

300

If the growth rate is 12%, what is the base b in the exponential function?

What is 1.12?

300

A car loses 10% of its value each year. Initially, the car is worth 30,000 USD. After 2 years, its value will be:

V(2)=30000⋅(1−____)2

What is 0.10?

400

In the function f(x)=a⋅bx, this part represents the initial amount when x=0 ?

What is a?

400

A bacteria culture doubles every 3 hours. If the initial population is 500, and the function is P(t)=500⋅2t, what type of exponential change does this represent?

What is growth?

400

An investment decreases by 5% per year. Write the base b for the exponential function that models this situation.

What is 0.95?

400

A company's revenue increases by 5% every year. The initial revenue is 50,000 USD. After 4 years, the revenue will be: (Please write with sign?)

R(4)=50000⋅(1 ____)4

What is + 0.05?

500

If f(x)=a⋅bx passes through the point (0, 12), what is the initial amount?

What is 12?

500

An investment grows according to the function A(t)=1000⋅(0.95)t. Most people think investments grow, but what kind of change is this?

What is decay?

500

A value increases by 6% every year. What is the base of the exponential function?

What is 1.06?

500

A population decreases by 2% per year. Initially, the population is 1,000,000. After 5 years, the population will be:

P(5)=1000000⋅(1   ____)5

What is - 0.02?