Exponential Growth and Decay

Is this exponential growth or decay?

• Growth
• Decay

Pick the equation that is exponential growth

• y=2(0.5)^x
• y = 0.5(2)^x

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

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 number of mosquitoes at the beginning of the summer was 4,000. The population of mosquitoes is expected to grow at a rate of 25% a month. How many mosquitoes will there be after 4 months?

• 9766
• 9006
• 9765
• 5433

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

Classify the model as Exponential GROWTH or DECAY.
A=10(1.01)³

• Growth
• Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Classify the model as Exponential GROWTH or DECAY.
A=1200(.85)⁶

• Growth
• Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

A colony of termites is growing continuously at a rate of 6.2% monthly. If the colony starts with 500, how many would there be in one year?

• 1.02 E 35 (huge amount)
• 1029
• 246375
• 532

Is this exponential growth or decay?

• Growth
• Decay
• Linear

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

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