Exponential Growth and Decay Vocabulary

Is this exponential growth or decay?

• Growth
• Decay

What is the pattern you see in this table?

• Common Ratio = 1/3
• Common Difference = 8
• Common Ratio = 3
• Common difference = 3

What type of function is y = 7(5/4)^x?

• Exponential Growth
• Exponential Decay
• Linear
• None of the above

Is this exponential growth or decay?

• Growth
• Decay

Pick the equation that is exponential decay

• y=2000(0.88)
• y=0.5(1.88)

What does the model P=A(1+r)^t best represent?

• Exponential growth
• Simple Interest
• Compound Interest
• Exponential Decay

In an exponential function, what does the 'a' represent? 

• SLOPE
• RATE OF CHANGE
• Y-INTERCEPT
• COMMON RATIO

James' 70 in. giant peach doubles in size every week. Write an expression that would represent how big the peach is after 5 weeks.

• 70(2)³⁵
• 70(2)⁵
• 2(70)⁵
• 5(70)²

Write an equation that models the following situation:
Samantha's hair was known to grow very rapidly. It began at a length of 6 in and grew at a rate of 14% a week.

• y=6(0.14)^x
• y=6(1+14)^x
• y=6(1.14)^x
• y=6(0.86)^x

Suppose a culture of bacteria begins with 5000 cells and dies by 30% each year. Write an equation that represents this situation.

• y=5000(0.7)^x
• y=30(5000)^x
• y=5000(1.3)^x
• y=5000x^x