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Population Problems
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The most wonderful time of the year
100

A logarithmic function is the inverse of these functions.

What is Exponentials? 

100

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What is 5?

100

The population of Oswego increases at a rate of 5% per year.  The population in 1990 was 40,000. Growth or Decay?

What is Growth?

100

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

530,000(1.05)=$710,250.69

100

What is the formula for something that is compounded continuously?

What is A=Pert?

100

When is your check in for this class? 

What is October 18th (next Wednesday)?

200

This number is the base of a normal Logarithm

What is 10? 

200

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What is -3?


200

Is this a growth or decay function.

An adult takes 400 mg of ibuprofen.  Each hour, the amount of ibuprofen in the person's system decreases by 29%.

What is Decay?

200

A bunny population doubles every 6 months.  If the starting population is 10, how many will you have after x years?  Answer this: What is the initial population?  What is the growth factor?

initial population = 10

growth rate = 2

200

You invested $52,400 at 6% compounded annually for 5 years. What is your total return on this investment?  

What is $70,123.02? 

200

What is the most popular Halloween Candy in North Carolina? 

I will accept the top 3?

What is M&Ms Reese's or Hershey's mini bars ?

300

This number is the base of the Natural Logarithm

What is Euler's number or e? 

300

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What is -6?

300

f(x) = 800(1.05)x

Is this Growth or Decay? 

What is Growth?


300

The first year of a charity walk event had an attendance of 500. The attendance y increases by 5% each year. How many people will attend in the 10th year? Round your answer to the nearest person.

What is 814 people?

300

If you have a bank account starting with $1000, ad your bank compounds the intrest twice a year at an intrest rate of 5% how much money would you have at the end of year?

What is $1050.63

300

What is the least popular Halloween Candy? 

I will accept the top 3

What is Circus Peanuts, Candy corn and Necco Wafers. 


400

This is one of the properties of logarithms:

What is Quotient Property? 

400

5x-4=25x-6

What is 8?


400

f(x) = 24500 (.88)x

Is this a growth or decay function?

What is Decay function? 

400

Your car cost $42,500 when you purchased it in 2015. The value of the car decreases by 15% annually. How much will your car be worth in 2022? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

What is $13625? 

400

Maria invests $6,154 in a savings account with a fixed annual interest rate of 8% compounded continuously. What will the account balance be after 10 years?

What is $13,695.98 

400

What's the name of my two cats? 

What is Morgana and Smores?

500

This logarithm can be rewritten:

What is:

500

42x-5=643x

What is -5/7?

500

What is the rate of decay of f(x) = 800(.70)x?

What is .30? 

500

You bought $2000 worth of stocks in 2012. The value of the stocks has been decreasing by 10% each year. What will your stock be worth in 2017? Round your answer to the nearest cent. 

What is $1180.98?

500

If you invest $1000 at an annual intrest rate of %5 compounded continuously, calculate the final amount you will have in the account after 5 years.

What is $1,284.02

500

What is the most played Halloween movie of all time? 

(Hint: what does Freeform 13 nights of Halloween play nonstop on Halloween?) 

Alternatively you can list Ms. Lahr's Favorite Halloween Movie

What is Hocus Pocus? 


What is the Corpse Bride?