Module 4 Quiz Name:__________________________________

Linear and Exponential Functions CHSD230 Version A

Determine if the function is linear, exponential, or neither.

1. The number of deaths from diarrhea is 2800 per week.

2. The number of flu cases for the past 4 weeks was 23, 31, 39, and 47.

3. The number of Ebola virus cases is doubling every 3 weeks.

4. Currently there are 8900 cases of Ebola virus infection. There are two different reports describing the spread
of the Ebola virus:
Report 1 - the cases increase at a rate of 6% each week
Report 2 - there are 1000 new cases per week.

a) Write a function for each Ebola virus report with respect to time, t.

Report 1: Report 2:

b) Use each function to complete a table for c) Create a graph showing data from both reports
each report describing time in weeks on the same grid. Make sure axes are clearly
and the number of Ebola cases. labeled and scale is indicated.

Report 1: Report 2:
time cases time cases
0 0

5 5

10 10

15 15

20 20

25 25

d) After about how many weeks will the number of cases of Ebola predicted by the two reports be equal
again? Explain your reasoning.

e) When will the number of cases of Ebola modeled by report 1 be growing faster than the number of cases
modeled by report 2?
Module 4 Quiz Name:__________________________________
Linear and Exponential Functions CHSD230 Version B

Determine if the function is linear, exponential, or neither.

5. The number of deaths for children under 5 has decreased 50% each year.

6. The number of flu cases for the past 4 weeks was 25, 30, 40, and 45.

7. The number of Ebola virus cases is increasing 1000 cases per week.

8. Currently there are 100 cases of a virus infection. There are two different reports describing the spread of the
virus:
Report 1 - the cases increase at a rate of 5% each week
Report 2 - there are 15 new cases per week.

b) Write a function for each virus report with respect to time, t.

Report 1: Report 2:

d) Use each function to complete a table for e) Create a graph showing data from both reports
each report describing time in weeks on the same grid. Make sure axes are clearly
and the number of virus cases. labeled and scale is indicated.

Report 1: Report 2:
time cases time cases
0 0

10 10

20 20

30 30

40 40

50 50

f) After about how many weeks will the number of cases of the virus predicted by the two reports be equal
again? Explain your reasoning.

g) When will the number of cases of the virus modeled by report 1 be growing faster than the number of
cases modeled by report 2?