Practice - Set 1 – Exponential Growth
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Practice Questions
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What is the initial amount in the formula \( y = a(1 + r)^t \) when a town has 1,500 people growing at 3% per year?
💡 Hint: Look for the starting value, which is labeled as **a**.
If a tree grows by 10% each year from 5 meters, what is the initial height?
💡 Hint: What do we start measuring the growth from?
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which of the following depicts exponential growth?
💡 Hint: Think of situations where quantities increase rapidly!
True or False: Exponential decay reaches zero after a certain time.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the graph's behavior near the X axis.
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Challenge Problems
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A city’s population is 5,000 and increases by 12% a year. What will the population be in 10 years?
💡 Hint: Think carefully about applying the formula repeatedly!
A rare species of butterfly has 100 individuals and doubles every 15 days. How many will there be in 90 days?
💡 Hint: Count how many doubling periods fit in that time frame.
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