Exponential Verbal

The initial number of bacteria in a culture is 12,000. The culture doubles each day. What is the growth rate?

The initial number of bacteria in a culture is 12,000. The culture doubles each day. What is the growth factor?

Which of the following is an exponential decay model?

• y = 3 * (1/2)^x

• y = 1/2 * (3)^x

• y = -2 * (2)^x

• y = -3 * (3/2)^x

The cost of a pair of tennis shoes increases about 5.1% every year. The cost of a pair of tennis shoes is $50. What is the growth factor?

In 2015, a city had a population of 120,000 people. Each year since 2015, the population has been declining at a rate of 3%. What is the decay factor?

The initial number of bacteria in a culture was 12,000. The culture doubled each day. What is the growth rate?

The initial number of bacteria in a culture was 12,000. The culture doubled each day. What is the growth factor?

The initial number of bacteria in a culture was 12,000. The culture doubled each day. What is the y-intercept and asymptote of the graph representing this exponential function?