Exponential vs. Constant Growth & Decay

The attendance at the art museum at the New Year’s opening was 250 people. The attendance has been increasing at a rate of 3% each month. How many people will attend by the end of a year?

• 356
• 265
• 5825
• 1329

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

The population of Bloom Falls, Mass. (population 937) is slowly moving to a bigger city.
Every year the population drops by 4.5%. What is the population after 3 years?

• 1,069 people
• 894 people
• 816 people
• 854 people

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

Is the pictured graph growth, decay, or linear or none?  

• Exponential Growth
• Exponential Decay
• Linear
• None

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

Give the rate of decay:
y = 35(0.65)^x

• 35%
• 65%
• .35%
• 165%

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Give the rate of growth:
y = 5(1.27)^x

• 127%
• 27%
• 5

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

The population of turtles is doubling every 3 months.  If there are 400 turtles now, how many will there be in 2 years?  (Choose equation)

• y = 400(2)²
• y = 400(2)⁶
• y = 400(2)⁸
• y = 400 + 2(8)

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Is this exponential growth or decay?

• Growth, because of 7
• Decay, because of 1.2
• Growth because of 1.2
• Decay because of 7

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Pick the equation that is exponential growth

• y=2(0.5)^x
• y = 0.5(2)^x
• y = .5x - 2
• y = 2x + .5 

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1A

Which of the following functions shows an initial amount of $15 and an increase of 35% each year?

• y = 15(35)^x
• y = 15(1.35)^x
• y = 15(0.35)^x
• y = 35(1.15)^x

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Your 2 year investment of $5,300 earns 2.9% and is compounded annually.  What will your total return be?

• $5,304.46
• $5,611.86
• $5,613.28
• $8,819.73

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C