Exponential Growth and Decay Vocab

Which of the following functions shows an initial amount of $15 and an increase of 35% each year?

• y = 15(35)^x

• y = 15(1 + 0.35)^x

• y = 15(0.35)^x

• y = 35(1+ 0.15)^x

Which of the following functions shows an initial amount of $15 and an increase of 35% each year?

• y = 15(35)^x

• y = 15(1.35)^x

• y = 15(0.35)^x

• y = 35(1.15)^x

This is an example of:

• Linear Growth

• Linear Decay

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Linear Growth

• Linear Decay

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

This is an example of:

• Linear Growth

• Linear Decay

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Linear Growth

• Linear Decay

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Because the 25 was bigger than one

• Because the 0.20 was bigger than one

• Because the 25 was less than one

• Because the 0.20 was less than one

• Linear Growth

• Linear Decay

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

• Linear Growth

• Linear Decay

• Exponential Growth

• Exponential Decay

How do we know that is an example of an exponential growth?

• Its a line going up

• Its a line going down

• Its a smooth curve going down

• Its a smooth curve going up