More and more people are purchasing food from farmers' markets. As a consequence, a market researcher predicts that the number of farmers' markets will increase by 15% each year. If there are 6,200 farmers' markets this year, how many will there be in 10 years? (Round to the nearest whole number if necessary).

A publishing industry report predicts that magazine subscriptions will drop by 10% each year. If this prediction is correct, then how many subscribers will a magazine with 98,000 subscribers have in 10 years? (Round to the nearest whole number if necessary).

Jenny has $20 in a savings account. The interest rate is 5%, compounded annually. To the nearest cent, how much interest will she earn in 2 years?

Lauren has $90 in a savings account. The interest rate is 5%, compounded annually. To the nearest cent, how much will she have in 2 years?

A cliff overlooking Oak Grove Lake is experiencing erosion, losing elevation at a rate of 5% every millennium. The cliff's current elevation is 1,200 meters. What will its elevation be in 6 millennia? (Round to the nearest whole number if necessary).

Kelsey deposited $30 in a savings account earning 10% interest, compounded annually. To the nearest cent, how much interest will she earn in 3 years?

Thanks to its environmental initiatives, Silvergrove has cut its annual CO2 emissions by 5%. This year, the town produced 290,000 metric tons of emissions. If the downward trend continues, how much CO2 will be produced 7 years from now? (Round to the nearest whole number if necessary).

The mice population is 25,000 and is decreasing by 20% each year. What will be the mice population after 3 years?

Your new computer cost $1500 but it depreciates in value by about 18% each year. How much will your computer be worth in 6 years? (Round to the nearest cent.)

The value of a book is $58 and depreciates at a rate of 7% per year. Write an exponential function to find the value of the book after 8 years. (Verbal Question: How do we know this is growth or decay?)

The population of a small town is 1600 and is increasing at a rate of 3% per year. Write an exponential function to model this situation. Then find the population of the town after 10 years. (Verbal Question: How do we know this is growth or decay?)

The population in Haywardsville is decreasing at a rate of 2.5% per year. If the population in 2000 was 28,000, what will be the expected population in 2015 if this rate of decrease continues? (Verbal Question: How do we know this is growth or decay?)

In 1985, there were 285 cell phone subscribers in Mayville. The number of subscribers increased by 75% per year after 1985. How many subscribers were in Mayville in 2008? (Verbal Question: What word tells us this is growth or decay?)

Imagine you're in a magical land where rabbits multiply at an astonishing rate! Initially, you stumble upon a group of 100 fluffy bunnies. If their population triples every single month, can you guess how many rabbits will be hopping around after 6 months?

Imagine you're a scientist observing a peculiar species of bacteria. You notice that their population decreases by a whopping 30% each hour. Starting with a bustling community of 500 bacteria, how many of these microscopic citizens will remain after 3 hours of this phenomenon?