http://dwb4.unl.edu/Chem/CHEM869Z/CHEM869ZLinks/www.ti.com/calc/docs/act/stan5.

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he abo"e website# teaches students about $%owth and deca& th%ou$h the use o' M(M)s
* also 'ound these sample p%oblems below. +ood 'o% some ,uick p%actice.
PRACTICE with exponential growth and
decay



ANSWERS
1. You deposit $1500 in an account that pays 5% interest compounded yearly. Find the
balance after 6 years.
2. The mice population is 25,000 and is decreasin by 20% each year. !rite a model for this
situation.
". #i$en the model for %2, &hat &ill be the mice population after " years'
(. The number of mos)uitoes at the beach has tripled e$ery year since 1***. +n 1***, there
&ere 2,500 mos)uitoes. !rite a model for this situation.
5. #i$en the model for %(, ho& many mos)uitoes &ill there be in 2005'
6. #i$en the e,ponential model y - 200../00
,
, tell &hether the model represents e,ponential
ro&th or decay, tell &hat the ro&th1decay factor is and the ro&th1decay percent
2. +f + ha$e $500 in my account after ( years in$estin at 2.5% compounded annually, ho&
much money did + start &ith'
/. + bouht a car for $25,000, but its $alue is depreciatin at a rate of 10% per year. 3o&
much &ill my car be &orth after / years'

1. $2010.1( ,
2. y - 25000../0
,

". 12,/00 mice
(. y - 2500."0
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5. 1,/22,500 mos)uitoes
6. 4ecay, factor5 ./0, percent5 20%
2. $(52.*/
/. $10,261.6/
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That &ebsite i$es some cool stuff li<e the one &ith the rabbits in central par<. +nstead the
)uestion can become ho& many rabbits &ill be in central par< in 2010'