Converting Growth Rates with the Law of Exponents

What is today's learning target?

• To understand the concept of fractions

• To study the properties of triangles

• To convert the growth rate using the law of exponents

• To learn about quadratic equations

What do you do when you have a power of a power in exponents?

• Divide the exponents

• Add the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

What is the initial population of spiders in the given example?

• 1000 spiders

• 2000 spiders

• 1200 spiders

• 1500 spiders

What does a growth rate refer to?

• The percentage change of a variable within a specific time period

• The constant value of a variable

• The decrease in a variable over time

• The absolute change of a variable

How many months are there in a year?

• 6 months

• 15 months

• 10 months

• 12 months

What is the monthly growth rate if the yearly growth rate is 25%?

• 1.05

• 1.025

• 1.1

• 1.01876926

What does 'quarterly' mean in terms of time periods?

• 1/5 of a year

• 1/2 of a year

• 1/4 of a year

• 1/3 of a year

What is the initial population of rabbits in the given example?

• 5000 rabbits

• 4000 rabbits

• 3200 rabbits

• 2000 rabbits

What is the quarterly growth rate if the yearly growth rate is 5%?

• 1.05

• 1.025

• 1.0125

• 1.012

Why is it important to understand how exponents change?

• To understand geometry

• To solve linear equations

• To calculate areas of shapes

• To correctly represent growth rates over different time periods