Interpreting and Solving Exponential Growth and Decay

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

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

If you have $10, and your money doubles every year, how much money will you have in 10 years?

• $50

• $100

• $5120

• $10240

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

This is an example of....

• an exponential growth

• an exponential decay

• an increasing linear function

• none of the above

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

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

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Linear

• None

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

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

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Linear

• None

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

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

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Linear

• None

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

What function is present? 

• Absolute Value

• Exponential Decay

• Linear Equation

• Exponential Growth

Answer explanation

The function present is Exponential Decay because it represents a decreasing quantity over time.

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

What is the growth factor of the situation represented by f(x)=10(0.3)^x?

• 10

• 0.3

• 1

• 3

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B