Growth and Decay Rates & Factors

To convert decimal to a percent, you multiply the decimal value by 100.

• True

• False

If something has a 5% growth rate, the growth factor is ______.

• 1

• 1.5

• 1.05

• 5

25% as a decimal is ______?

• .25

• 2.5

• 25

• .025

• 4%

• .4%

• 40%

• 60%

If something has exponential growth, the "b" value is _____?

• equal to 1

• greater than 1

• less than 1

• between 0 and 1

• Growth rate

• Growth Factor

• Decay Rate

• Decay Factor

If something has a 1.5% decay rate, the decay factor is ______.

• .985

• 1.5

• .015

• 98.5

• Growth rate

• Growth Factor

• Decay Rate

• Decay Factor

8.9% as a decimal is ______?

• .89

• .089

• .0089

• 8.9

If something is decaying by 10% every year, the "10%" is called the ______?

• Growth rate

• Growth Factor

• Decay Rate

• Decay Factor