WorksheetsExponential Models
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 47mins
Maggie is knitting blankets for the residents of a local nursing home. She already has 6 blankets completed. After one week, Kay has 8 blankets. After two weeks, Kay has 10 blankets. Kay's scenario is best represented by a _______________ function.
Linear
Quadratic
Exponential
None of the above
In the first year of an annual 5K run there were 120 participants. In the 2nd and 3rd year of the 5K run, there were 180 and 270 participants respectively. This situation is best modeled by a(n) ________________ function.
linear
quadratic
exponential
none of the above
A tennis tournament begins with 128 players. At the end of round one, there will be 64 players. There are 32 players at the end of round 2 and 16 players remaining after round 3. This situation is best modeled by a(n) _________________ function.
linear
quadratic
exponential
none of the above
The amount of ants in a colony, f, that is decaying can be modeled by
f(x) = 800(.87)x, where x is the number of days since the decay started.
Suppose f(20) = 49. Which of the following is true?
After 20 days, there are 49 ants in the colony.
After 49 days there are 20 ants in the colony.
The amount of ants times 20 is 49.
After 20 days the amount of ants remaining decreases by 49.
What does the value 1.015 represent?
