Day 57 Homework Name ___________________________________

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The amount g (in trillions of cubic feet) of natural gas consumed in the US from
1940 to 1970 can be modeled by the following equation where t is the number of
g 2.911.07
t
years since 1940.

7. What is the initial amount?

8. What is the growth factor?
9. What is the annual percent increase?
10. Graph on a separate sheet of paper and then estimate the natural gas
consumption in 1955, 1965, and if the pattern were to continue 1975.

From 1971 to 1995 the average number n of transistors on a computer chip can be
modeled by the following equation where t is the number of years since 1971.
n 2300 1.59
t

11. What is the initial amount?

12. What is the growth factor?
13. What is the annual percent increase?
14. Graph on a separate sheet of paper and then estimate the natural gas
consumption in 1978, 1988, and if the pattern were to continue 1998.

You deposit $1600 in a bank account. Find the balance after 3 years for each of
the following situations.

15. The account pays 2.5% annual interest compounded monthly.

16. The account pays 1.75% annual interest compounded quarterly.
17. The account pays 4% annual interest compounded yearly.

You want to have $2500 after 2 years. Find the amount you should deposit for
each situation described below.

18. The account pays 2.25% annual interest compounded monthly.

19. The account pays 2% annual interest compounded quarterly.
20. The account pays 5% annual interest compounded yearly.