Identify Growth or Decay Models

A flea medicine breaks down at a rate of 20% per hour. This is the rate of decay of the medicine. The initial dose is 60 milligrams. Which of the following represent the equation the models the amount of flea medicine left in an animal?

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Classify the model as Exponential GROWTH or DECAY.
A=1200(.85)⁶

• Growth

• Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

This is an example of:

• Linear Growth

• Linear Decay

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

Which of the following models represents exponential growth?

• y = 4(1 + .08)^t

• y = 4(1 - .08)^t

• y = .5(1 - .08)^t

• y = 11(1 - .08)^t

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Classify the model as Exponential GROWTH or DECAY.

A=1200(.85)^x

• Growth

• Decay

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

If the decay rate is 20%, which of the following represent the decay factor?

• 0.2

• 0.8

• 1.2

• 1.8

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

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

• Because the 25 was bigger than one

• Because the 0.20 was bigger than one

• Because the 25 was less than one

• Because the 0.20 was less than one

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B