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Growth + Decay Practice Name: 1, The exponential model A(3) = 210, 000(1 + 0.12)* represents the population ofa town in years. Identify the following information: Rate: Time’ Initial Population: Current Population (hint - type the right side into a calculator!): Is this exponential model GROWTH or DECAY (circle one)? 2. The exponential model A(7) = 19,000(1 — 0.02)” represents the population of a town in years. Identify the following information: Rate: Time Initial Population: Current Population (hint - type the right side into a calculator!) Is this exponential model GROWTH or DECAY (circle one)? 3. Aculture of bacteria was started 10 hours ago, and the number of bacteria is now 2 million, This strain of bacteria has a growth rate of 90%. Write an equation to model this scenario. (you may not have all the variables) Formula’ 4. The current population of a town in Spain is 81,300 people. Use the formula A(t) = 81,300(0.972)' for the following questions. a. Identify the rate, and re-write the formula (with a plus or minus sign) to show if it is growth or decay. Rate Formula: b. Depending if the formula is growth or decay, how many years will it take for the population to reach either 100,000 people or 65,000 people? Growth + Decay Practice Name: Me. The exponential mode! A(3) = 210, 000(1 + 0.12) represents the population of a town in years. Identify the following information rate ___'2"le ime; _3 Yes initial Population: 2802922 pele Current Population (hint - type the right side into a calculator!) 2995035" pewple Is this exponential model GROWT)' or DECAY (circle one)? The exponential model A(7) = 19,000(1 — 0.02)" represents the population of a town in years. Identify the following information: 4 Rate:__2 le Time:_F YS initial Population: 14 42> gewpla Current Population (hint - type the right side into a calculator!) le, 444 peop | model GROWTH (OECANYe\rcle one)? AL) € Acculture of bacteria was started 10 hours ago, and the number of bacteria is now 2 million, This strain of bacteria has a growth rate of 90%. Write an equation to model this scenario (you may not have all the variables). =. Is this exponent + 2rr,000 =P(1t-4)* o¢ —_ Yocnoss = PLLA) Formula’ The current population of a town in Spain is 81,300 people. Use the formula Ale) = 81, 300(0.972)" jor the following questionsr=1—. 472 = 0-028 eEneReoe, a. Identify the rate, and re-write the formula (with a plus or minus sign) to show if it is growth or decay. t rate__2:8 “le Formulas Ale) = 8130 (\-o.or8) b. Depending if the formula is growth o@ecay, how many years will it take for the population to reach either 100,000 people € 65,00))people? t B O42 (fo00, = B13e0@( 0472) Gi 300 Br\%oo 0-995 = 0.992" lay mas) & TA yeas 0

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