Interpret the meaning of a and b in Exponential Functions

• The initial balance decreases at a rate of 97.5% each year.

• The balance in the account increases at a rate of 2.5% each year

• The initial balance of the account is $1025.

• The balance in the account at the end of the year is 850.

• The initial number of bacteria is 12.

• The number of bacteria at the end of one day is 245.

• The initial number of bacteria decreases at a rate of 88% each day.

• The number of bacteria increases at a rate of 12% each day

• The interest the savings account earned in the first year.

• The annual interest rate of the savings account.

• The number of years the savings account has earned interest.

• The starting balance of the savings account.

• The final value of the car is $30,000.

• The original price of the car is $30,000.

• The car increases its value over a period of time.

• The car's value decreases by 98% over a period of time.

• The population increases by 2% over x time.

• The population decreases by 2% over x time.

• The final population is

  100, 000.

• The initial population is 102.

What is the starting amount for the following function f(x) = 3(1/3)^x ?

• 0

• 1

• 3

• 1/3

• The original amount of the bacteria is 5000.

• The bacteria increases in number over time.

• The final population of the bacteria is 5000.

• The bacteria starts off at 50.

• The value of the land depreciates at a certain amount of time.

• The value of the land increases its value by 1.03%.

• The value of the land increases its value by 3%

• The value of the land does not change at all.

A particular type of cell increases in number every hour thus exhibiting the given function f(h) = 6(3)^h.

• The original number of cells is 3.

• There are 6 cells originally.

• There are 3 cells in total.

• There are 6 cells in total.

The amount of cola in a soda machine is patterned by the given function

f(h) = 75(.95)^h. Which of the following is true?

• The original number of soda is 75.

• The original number of soda is 95.

• There are 75 sodas left.

• There are 95 sodas left.