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1 (b) In 2013, the price for each unit of electricity was 13.5 cents.
Over the next 3 years, this price increased exponentially at a rate of 8% per year.

Calculate the price for each unit of electricity after 3 years.

....................................... cents [2]

(c) Over these 3 years, the price for each unit of gas increased from 5.5 cents to 7.7 cents.

(i) Calculate the percentage increase from 5.5 cents to 7.7 cents.

............................................ % [3]

(ii) Over the 3 years, the 5.5 cents increased exponentially by the same percentage each
each year to 7.7 cents.

Calculate the percentage increase each year.

............................................ % [3]

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2 The value of a motorbike is $12 400.

Each year, the value of the motorbike decreases exponentially by 15%.

Calculate the value of the motorbike after 3 years.

$ ................................................... [2]

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3 (c) The price of a new car grows exponentially by 3% per year.

A new car has a price of $3000 in 2013.

Find the price of a new car 4 years later.

$ ................................................... [2]

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4 (c) Over a period of 3 years, the company’s sales of biscuits increased from 15.6 million
packets to 20.8 million packets.
The sales increased exponentially by the same percentage each year.

Calculate the percentage increase each year.

............................................ % [3]
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5 (c) Tomas has two cars.

(i) The value, today, of one car is $21 000.

The value of this car decreases exponentially by 18% each year.

Calculate the value of this car after 5 years.

Give your answer correct to the nearest hundred dollars.

$ ............................................... [3]

(ii) The value, today, of the other car is $15 000.

The value of this car increases exponentially by x % each year.
After 12 years the value of the car will be $42 190.

Calculate the value of x.

x = ............................................... [3]

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Number of years

When Heidi was born, her grandfather invested some money in an account that paid compound interest.
The graph shows the exponential growth of this investment.

(a) Use the graph to find

(i) the original amount of money invested,

$ ................................................ [1]

(ii) the number of years it took for the original amount to double,

....................................... years [1]

(iii) the value of the investment after 54 years.

$ ................................................ [1]

(b) This account earned compound interest at a rate of r % per year.

Use your answers to part (a)(i) and part (a)(ii) to write down an equation in terms of r.
You do not have to solve your equation.

................................................. [2]
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7 There are 30 000 lions in Africa.

The number of lions in Africa decreases exponentially by 2% each year.

Find the number of lions in Africa after 6 years.

Give your answer correct to the nearest hundred.

................................................ [2]

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8 (b) The population of a city is increasing exponentially at a rate of 2% each year.

The population now is 256 000.

Calculate the population after 30 years.

Give your answer correct to the nearest thousand.

.................................................. [3]

(c) A bacteria population increases exponentially at a rate of r% each day.

After 32 days, the population has increased by 309%.

Find the value of r.

r = ................................................. [3]

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9 (c) In a city the population is increasing exponentially at a rate of 1.6% per year.

Find the overall percentage increase at the end of 20 years.

............................................... % [2]

(d) The population of a village is 6400.

The population is decreasing exponentially at a rate of r% per year.
After 22 years, the population will be 2607.

Find the value of r.

r = .................................................... [3]

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10 (d) The number of newspapers sold decreases exponentially by x% each year.

Over a period of 21 years the number of newspapers sold decreases from 1 763 000 to 58 000.

Calculate the value of x.

x = .............................................. [3]
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11 (b) The value of a gold ring increases exponentially at a rate of 5% per year.
The value is now $882.

(i) Calculate the value of the ring 2 years ago.

$ ................................................... [2]

(ii) Find the number of complete years it takes for the ring’s value of $882 to increase to
a value greater than $1100.

.................................................... [2]

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12 (d) Mohsin’s earnings increase exponentially at a rate of 8.7% each year.

During 2018 he earned $195 600.

During 2027, how much more does he earn than during 2018?

$ ................................................... [3]

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13 (e) The value of the campsite has increased exponentially by 1.5% every year since it opened
30 years ago.

Calculate the value of the campsite now as a percentage of its value 30 years ago.

............................................. % [2]

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14 A town has a population of 45 000.

This population increases exponentially at a rate of 1.6% per year.

Find the population of the town at the end of 5 years.

Give your answer correct to the nearest hundred.

................................................. [3]

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15 (c) The population of the Earth in 2017 was estimated to be 7.53 × 109.

The population of the Earth in 2000 was estimated to be 6.02 × 109.

(i) Work out the percentage increase in the Earth’s estimated population from 2000 to 2017.

............................................. % [2]

(ii) Assume that the population of the Earth increased exponentially by y% each year for
these 17 years.

Find the value of y.

y = ................................................ [3]

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