Performance Task #3.

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General Mathematics
Answer the ff. questions.
1. There are three options for investing 𝑃 50,000. The first earns 8% compounded semi-annually, the
second earns 8% compounded monthly, and the third earns 8% compounded continuously. Which
investment yields the highest return after 20 years? ______________
A . compounded semi-annually B . compounded monthly C . compounded continuously
𝑃= 𝑃= 𝑃=
𝑗= 𝑗= 𝑟=
𝑚= 𝑚= 𝑡=
𝑡= 𝑡=
𝑗 𝑡𝑚 𝑗 𝑡𝑚 𝐹3 = 𝑃𝑒 𝑟𝑡
𝐹1 = 𝑃 (1 + ) 𝐹2 = 𝑃 (1 + )
𝑚 𝑚
𝐹3 =
𝐹1 = 𝐹2 =
𝐹3 =
𝐹1 = 𝐹2 =

2. If a certain country has a population of about 30,000,000 people and a doubling time of 19 years and if
growth continues at the same rate, find the population in: (a) 10 years, (b) 30 years. Round off the
answer to the nearest whole number.
A . 10 years (𝑡 = 10) B . 30 years (𝑡 = 30)
𝑃0 = 𝑃0 =
𝑑= 𝑑=
𝑡/𝑑
𝑃(𝑡) = 𝑃0 2 𝑃(𝑡) = 𝑃0 2𝑡/𝑑

𝑃(10) = 𝑃(30) =

𝑃(10) = 𝑃(30) =

3. Radioactive gold 198, used in imaging the structure of the liver, has a half-life of 2.67 days. If we start
with 50𝑚𝑔 of the isotope, how many milligrams will be left after: (a) 3 days? (b) 2 weeks?
A . 3 days (𝑡 = 3) B . 2 weeks is 14 days (𝑡 = 14)
𝐴0 = 𝐴0 =
ℎ= ℎ=
𝑡 𝑡
1 ℎ 1 ℎ
𝐴(𝑡) = 𝐴0 ( ) 𝐴(𝑡) = 𝐴0 ( )
2 2

𝐴(3) = 𝐴(14) =

𝐴(3) = 𝑃(14) =

4. A certain type of bacteria increases according to the model 𝑃(𝑡) = 100𝑒 0.1279𝑡 where 𝑡 is the time in
hours. Find the number of bacteria at (a) 0 hours, (b) 5 hours, and (c) 10 hours.
A . 0 hours B . 5 hours C . 10 hours

𝑃(𝑡) = 100𝑒 0.1279𝑡 𝑃(𝑡) = 100𝑒 0.1279𝑡 𝑃(𝑡) = 100𝑒 0.1279𝑡

𝑃(0) = 𝑃(5) = 𝑃(10) =

𝑃(0) = 𝑃(5) = 𝑃(10) =