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Exponential Word Problems 1

The document is a practice worksheet on exponential growth and decay models. It contains 5 practice problems asking students to: 1) find the balance of an account earning 5% interest annually after 6 years; 2) write a model and find the mice population decreasing by 20% annually after 3 years; 3) write a model and predict mosquitoes tripling annually at the beach after 6 years; 4) determine if a model represents growth or decay and identify its factor and percent; and 5) determine the value of a depreciating car worth originally $25,000 and depreciating 10% annually after 8 years.

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Exponential Word Problems 1

The document is a practice worksheet on exponential growth and decay models. It contains 5 practice problems asking students to: 1) find the balance of an account earning 5% interest annually after 6 years; 2) write a model and find the mice population decreasing by 20% annually after 3 years; 3) write a model and predict mosquitoes tripling annually at the beach after 6 years; 4) determine if a model represents growth or decay and identify its factor and percent; and 5) determine the value of a depreciating car worth originally $25,000 and depreciating 10% annually after 8 years.

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CCGPS Coord.

Algebra Unit 3b – Linear and Exponential Equations Day 42 – Practice

Name: ________________________________________ Date: _________________________________

Exponential Growth and Decay Practice

Growth : y  P(1  r )t Decay : y  P(1  r )t

1. You deposit $1500 in an account that pays 5% interest compounded yearly. Find the
balance after 6 years.

2. The mice population is 25,000 and is decreasing by 20% each year. Write a model for
this situation. What will be the mice population after 3 years?

3. The number of mosquitoes at the beach has tripled every year since 1999. In 1999,
there were 2,500 mosquitoes. Write a model for this situation. How many mosquitoes
would you predict were at the beach in 2005?

4. Given the exponential model y = 200(.80)x, tell whether the model represents
exponential growth or decay. Then, tell what the growth/decay factor is and the
growth/decay percent.

5. I bought a car for $25,000, but its value is depreciating at a rate of 10% per year.
How much will my car be worth after 8 years?

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