Exponential Functions Rates and Factors

Does the graph represent an exponential growth or an exponential decay function?

• Exponential Growth
• Exponential Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

What does the y-intercept of the graph represent?

• The amount of grams the material is gaining.
• The amount of grams the material is losing.
• The amount of grams remaining after so many years.
• The initial amount of grams.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

Which of the following is an increasing exponential function whose y-intercept is 50?

• y = 50(.05)^x
• y = 50x - 4
• y = (2)^x + 50
• y = 50(1.4)^x

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

The amount of ants in a colony, f, that is decaying can be modeled by                      f(x) = 800(.87)^x, where x is the number of days since the decay started. By what percentage is the colony decaying?

• 87%
• 13%
• 800%
• 8.7%

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

The amount of ants in a colony, f, that is decaying can be modeled by                         f(x) = 800(.87)^x, where x is the number of days since the decay started. Suppose           f(20) = 49. Which of the following is true?

• After 20 days, there are 49 ants in the colony.
• After 49 days there are 20 ants in the colony.
• The amount of ants times 20 is 49.
• After 20 days the amount of ants remaining decreases by 49.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

The amount of downloads for an album on iTunes, g(d), where d is the number of days since the album was first uploaded can be represented as
g(d) = 5^1.5d
How many downloads will the album have after 3 days?

• 125
• 11
• 1398
• 140

A collectible car has been going up in price by 10% each year. If the car is already worth $29,000, how much will the car be worth in 5 years?

• $0.29
• $2,900,000,000
• $46,704.79
• $145,000

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

The expression 12(1.015)^t models the population of elephants in a wildlife refuge after t years since 1975.
Is the population of elephants increasing or decreasing?

• Increasing
• Decreasing

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

The expression 12(1.015)^t models the population of elephants in a wildlife refuge after t years since 1975.
What does the value 12 represent?

• The predicted increase in number of elephants in the refuge each year.
• The predicted decrease in number of elephants in the refuge each year.
• The number of years it will take for the elephant population to stop increasing.
• The initial amount of elephants in the park.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

The expression 12(1.015)^t models the population of elephants in a wildlife refuge after t years since 1975.
What does the value 1.015 represent?

• The number of elephants was 1,015 in 1975.
• The number of elephants increases by 1.5% each year.
• The number of elephants increases by 101.5% each year.
• The number of elephants is multiplied by 1.015 each year.

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5