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.
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