Compound interest and exponential functions

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

• Growth
• Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

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

• Growth
• Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

James' 70 in. giant peach doubles in size every week. Write an equation that would represent how big the peach is after 5 weeks.

• y = 70(2)³⁵

• y = 70(2)⁵

• y = 2(70)⁵

• y = 5(70)²

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Write an equation that models the following situation:

Samantha's hair was known to grow very rapidly. It began at a length of 6 in and grew at a rate of 14% a week.

• y = 6(0.14)^x

• y = 6(1+14)^x

• y = 6(1.14)^x

• y = 6(0.86)^x

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Suppose a culture of bacteria begins with 5000 cells and dies by 30% each year. Write an equation that represents this situation.

• y = 5000(0.7)^x

• y = 30(5000)^x

• y = 5000(1.3)^x

• y = 5000(0.3)^x

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

A population of fish starts at 8,000 and decreases by 6% per year. What is the approximate population of fish after 10 years?

• 14327

• 4309

• 839

• 7680

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Daniel’s Print Shop purchased a new printer for $35,000. Each year it depreciates at a rate of 5%. How much will the printer be worth in 8 years?

• $23,219.72
• $136.72
• $51,710.94
• $16,710.94

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

The half-life of strontium-90 is 25 years. How much strontium-90 will remain after 100 years if the initial amount is 4.0 g?

• 3.0g
• 0.25mg
• 0.3g
• 0.25g

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

A population growing at an annual rate r will triple in a time t given by the formula A = (1 + r)^t. If the growth rate remains constant and equals 6% per year, about how long will it take the population of the town to triple?

• 18.3 years

• 8 years

• 0.8 years

• 1.8 years

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.B.5

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

A zombie outbreak is doubling daily. If there are 25 zombies, how many will there be in 7 days?

• 28

• 175

• 54,675

• 3,200

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.3

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2