Exponential Growth and Decay Word Problems

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What is exponential growth?

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1A

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What is exponential decay?

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

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'a' represents the initial amount or the starting value before any growth occurs.

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

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What does 'r' represent in the exponential growth and decay formulas?

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'r' represents the growth rate in exponential growth and the decay rate in exponential decay, expressed as a decimal.

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

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How do you calculate the final amount after exponential growth?

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How do you calculate the final amount after exponential decay?

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If a population is decreasing by 5% per year, what is the decay rate in decimal form?

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The decay rate is 0.05.

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

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What is the formula to find the population after a certain number of years with a decay rate?

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If a town has a population of 10,000 and decreases by 5% per year, how many people will be left in 20 years?

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CCSS.HSF.BF.A.2

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'y' stands for the final amount after growth has occurred.

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B