3/26/2020 - exponential word problems

Does the following equation show growth or decay?
y=10,000*1.26^x

• Growth 
• Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Does the following equation show growth or decay?
y=10,000*(0.76)^x

• Growth 
• Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

The population of Winnemucca, Nevada, can be modeled by P=6191(1.04)^t where t is the number of years since 1990. What percent did the population increase each year?

• 4%
• It doesn't say
• I don't know
• 400%

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

A 78 gram sample of Uranium loses half of its mass each year.  What is the exponential equation? 

• y=78(0.5)^x
• y=78(1.5)^x
• y=78(2)^x

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

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

Change 6.75% to a decimal.

• 67.5
• .675
• 675
• .0675

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.3

You have inherited land that was purchased for $30,000 in 1960. The value of the land increased by approximately 5% per year. What is the approximate value of the land in the year 2011?

• $344,022
• $31,500
• $15,000
• $28,500

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

. You drink a beverage with 120 mg of caffeine. Each hour, the caffeine in your system decreases by about 12%. How long until you have 10mg of caffeine? 

• 16
• 17
• 18
• 19

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

The foundation of your house has about 1,200 termites. The termites grow at a rate of about 2.4% per day. How long until the number of termites doubles?

• 29 to 30 years
• 23 to 24years
• 15 to 16 years
• 19 to 20 years

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 24 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days.

• 1.25mg
• 1.25g
• 10g
• 10mg

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4