Exponential Growth and Decay Word Problems and Tables

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?

This is an example of:

• Linear Growth

• Linear Decay

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

The value of a car depreciates exponentially. Identify the decay factor is the car was worth $20,000 initially and worth $15,000 after 1 year.

• 1.33

• 0.75

• 0.66

• 0.25

• 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

The original value of a painting is $1400, and the value increases by 9% each year. Write an exponential growth function to model this situation.

• y=1400(1.09)^x

• y=1.09(1400)^x

• y=1400(.91)^x

• y=1.09^x

What is b, the common ratio, for the function: f(x) = 300(1.16)^x?

• 300

• 1.16

• .16

• x

Classify the model as Exponential GROWTH or DECAY.
A=10(1.01)³

• Growth

• Decay

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