Exponential Functions Finding Growth Factor

Which of the following data sets is exponential?

• {(-2,24), (-1,12), (0,6), (1,3)}

• {(-2,15), (-1,12), (0,9), (1,6)}

• {(-2,1), (-1,2), (0,3), (1,4)}

What is the base of the table. 

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 4

A certain population of 23 aggressive zombies quintuples every minute.

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Does not represent an exponential function

y = 3(5)^x is exponential because......

• It is multiplying by 5 each time.

• The exponent is x.

• It is multiplying by 3 each time.

• Both & B are correct.

Determine whether the table represents an exponential growth function, an exponential decay function, or neither. Explain. (Select all that apply.)

• exponential growth function

• exponential decay function

• neither

• As x increases by 1, y is multiplied by 3.

Which table shows exponential growth?

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• 
• 

The growth factor for this table is

• 50

• 2

• 3

• 150

What type of table is this?

• Linear

• Quadratic

• Exposed

• Exponential

The values in the table follow either a linear pattern or an exponential pattern. Which of the following is the missing y -value?

• 36

• 6

• 24

• 54

The following graph shows the population growth for a species. What is the growth factor? Hint: What do you have to multiply by to get from one point to the next?

• 2

• 1/2

• 4

• 1/4