Exponential Functions Decay Growth Word Problems

Is the pictured graph exponential growth, exponential decay, or linear or none?  

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Linear

• None of the above

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7E

Suppose a culture of bacteria begins with 5000 cells and dies by 30% each year. Write an equation that represents this situation.

• y=5000(0.7)^x

• y=30(5000)^x

• y=5000(1.3)^x

• y=5000x^x

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

Is this exponential growth or decay?

• Growth because a=1

• Growth because there is no a

• Decay because b=0.5

• Neither because a=0

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Is this exponential growth or decay?

• Growth, because of 7

• Growth because of 1.2

• Decay, because of 1.2

• Decay because of 7

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Using the exponential function equation f(x)=ab^x, where a is the starting value and b is the growth or decay, and x is the time, find the value of a house after 15 years if it initially worth $250,000 and increases by 5% each year.

• $405,518.75

• $500,000

• $425,000

• $375,000

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Using the exponential function equation f(x)=ab^x, where a is the starting value and b is the growth or decay, and x is the time, find the population of rabbits after 6 months if the population triples every month and initially there are 50 rabbits.

• 50000

• 145800

• 3000

• 800

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

Using the exponential function equation f(x)=ab^x, where a is the starting value and b is the growth or decay, and x is the time, find the population of fish after 8 weeks if the population doubles every week and initially there are 1000 fish.

• 128000

• 512000

• 64000

• 256000

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1A

Using the exponential function equation f(x)=ab^x, where a is the starting value and b is the growth or decay, and x is the time, find the population of bacteria after 5 hours if it doubles every hour and initially has 100 bacteria.

• 500

• 3200

• 2000

• 1000

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.8B

The population of Winnemucca, Nevada, can be modeled by P=6191(1.04)^t where t is the number of years since 1990. What is the population of the town 21 years later?

• 6191

• 9912

• 72519

• 14108

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1C

You have inherited a house that was purchased for $100,000 in 2010. The value of the house increased by approximately 2% per year. What is the approximate value of the house 11 years later ?

• $124,337

• $80,073

• $743,008

• $138,423