Exponential Growth and Decay Word Problems

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What is the formula for exponential growth?

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

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0.03

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Decay

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Original amount.

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What is the formula for exponential decay?

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What does 'r' represent in the formulas for exponential growth and decay?

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The rate of growth or decay.

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In the context of exponential growth, what does the term 't' represent?

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Time.

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If a population of bacteria doubles every 3 hours, what type of growth is this?

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Exponential growth.

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What is the difference between exponential growth and linear growth?

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Exponential growth increases at a rate proportional to its current value, while linear growth increases by a constant amount.

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How can you identify an exponential decay function from its formula?

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