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Continuous Compounding Word Problems

Authored by Kathleen Wilson

Mathematics

10th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 19+ times

Continuous Compounding Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Does the function y=4e0.75xy=4e^{0.75x}  represent exponential growth or decay?

Exponential growth of 75%

Exponential decay of 75%

Exponential growth of 25%

Exponential decay of 25%

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Tritium is a chemical that decays over time. In a sample of tritium, the amount y(in millligrams) remaining after t years is given by the equation below. How much Tritium will be left after 10 years? Round to 2 decimal places. y=10e−0.0562ty=10e^{-0.0562t}  

4.84

5.71

1.32

3.84

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Tritium is a chemical that decays over time. In a sample of tritium, the amount y(in millligrams) remaining after t years is given by the equation below. What is the half-life of Tritium? Round to 2 decimal places. y=10e−0.0562ty=10e^{-0.0562t}  

5.00 minutes

7.87 minutes

10.24 minutes

12.33 minutes

Tags

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Miguel had 25 bacteria in his petri dish at 2 PM. There were 72 in the dish at 2:30 PM. Assuming exponential growth, at what rate are they increasing?

9.6% per minute

0.03526% per minute

35.26% per minute

3.526% per minutes

Tags

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The population of Guyana was roughly 787,000 in 2020 and 747,000 in 2000. If the population is growing exponentially, what is the rate of growth?

0.002608

0.00113

0.0527

.2608

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which expression does NOT represent exponential decay?

5(0.86)x5\left(0.86\right)^x  

5e−0.145e^{-0.14}  

  5e0.14x5e^{0.14x}  

5(0.14)x5\left(0.14\right)^x  

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

If a population of 300 animals in a certain region is growing exponential at 2% per year, when will the population reach 400?

14.4 years

15 years

6.2 years

20 years

Tags

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

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