5.1 Practice

An adult takes 400 mg of ibuprofen. Each hour, the amount of ibuprofen in the person’s system decreases by about 29%. How much ibuprofen is left after 6 hours? 

• 51 mg
• 284 mg
• 1843 mg
• 116 mg

The original value of a painting is $1400, and the value increases by 9% each year. Write an exponential growth function to model this situation.

• y=1400(1.09)^x
• y=1.09(1400)^x
• y=1400(.91)^x
• y=1.09^x

Suppose you deposit $3000 in a savings account that pays interest at an annual rate of 4%. If no other money is added or withdrawn from the account, how much will be in the account after 10 years?

• $3122.18
• $4994.50
• $4440.73
• $86,776.40

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

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

• 14327
• 4309
• 839
• 7680

The value of a car is $15,000 and depreciates at a rate of 8% per year. What is the exponential equation?

• y=8(15,000)^x
• y=15,000(1.08)^x
• y=15,000(0.92)^x
• y=15,000(0.08)^x

The number of mosquitoes at the beginning of the summer was 4,000. The population of mosquitoes is expected to grow at a rate of 25% a month. How many mosquitoes will there be after 4 months?

• 9766
• 9006
• 9765
• 5433

You have inherited land that was purchased for $30,000. The value of the land increased by approximately 5% per year. What is the approximate value of the land 51 years later?

• $344,022

• $31,500

• $15,000

• $28,500

Is the pictured graph growth, decay, or linear or none?  

• Growth
• Decay
• Linear
• None

Is this exponential growth or decay?

• Growth
• Decay