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Exponential Growth & Decay (inc Compound Interest) Question Paper 1 1 _Itis estimated that the world’s population is growing at a rate of 1.14% per year. ‘On January Ist 2014 the population was 7.23 billion. (a) Find the expected population on January Ist 2020. billion [2] (b) Find the year when the population is expected to reach 10 billion, ~ [2] 2. Atthe start of an experiment there are 20000 bacteria ‘The number of bacteria increases at a rate of 30% per hour. (a) Work out the number of bacteria after 4 hours. ~ 2] (b) After how many whole hours, from the start of the experiment, will the number of bacteria be greater than one million? hours (2] 3 (a) @_ Eduardo invests $640 at a rate of 2% per year compound interest. Show that, at the end of 6 years, Eduardo has $721, correct to the nearest dollar. Answer(a)(i) (i) Manuela also invests $640. At the end of 4 years, Manuela bas $721. Find the yearly compound interest rate. Answer(a)(ii) (b) Carlos buys a motor scooter for $1200. Each year the value of the scooter deci ses by 10% of its value at the beginning of that year. Find the value of the scooter after 3 years. Answer(b) $ 22] on % [4] 2) 4. The population of Olton is decreasing at a rate of 3% per year, In 2013, the population was 50.000, Calculate the population after 4 years. Give your answer correct to the nearest hundred. Answer G3] 5 Alex invests $200 for 2 years at a rate of 2% per year simple interest. Chris invests $200 for 2 years at a rate of 2% per year compound interest Calculate how much more interest Chris has than Alex. ANSEF Soon svn (4) 6 Maryah borrows $12000 to start a business. TThe loan is for 3 years at a rate of 5% per year compound interest. TThe loan has to be paid back at the end of the 3 years. Calculate the total amount to be paid back. ANSWEF Sromuomnnennnenneennennennen [3] 7 Bruce invested $420 ata rate of 4% per year compound interest. Calculate the total amount Bruce has after 2 years. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. ee 8 Carol invests $6250 at a rate of 2% per year compound interest Calculate the total amount Carol has after 3 years. Answer $ BI 9 Acti invested $500 for 3 years at arate of 2.8% per year compound interest, Calculate the final amount he has after 3 years. Answer $ BI 10 Boris invests $280 for 2 years at a rate of 3% per year compound interest. Calculate the interest Boris receives at the end of the 2 years, Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. Answer $ [4] 11 Pedro invested $800 at a rate of 5% per year compound interest. Calculate the total amount he has after 2 years, Answer $ 21 12 Eva invests $120 at a rate of 3% per year compound interest. Calculate the total amount Eva has after 2 years. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. Answer $ 13 Johan invested $600 for 3 years at 4% per year compound interest. Calculate the final amount he had after three years, Answer $ 14. Nikhil invests $200 for 2 years at 4% per year compound interest. Calculate the exact amount Nikhil has afler 2 years. Answer $ [2] 15 Zainab borrows $198 from a bank to pay for a new bed. The bank charges compound interest at 1.9% per month Calculate how much interest she owes at the end of 3 months. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. Answer $ GI 16 NORTH EASTERN BANK SOUTH WESTERN BANK SAVINGS ACCOUNT SAVINGS ACCOUNT Per Year Per Year Simple Interest Compound Interest Kalid and his brother have $2000 each to invest for 3 years, (a) North Eastern Bank advertises savings with simple interest at 5% per year. Kalid invests his money in this bank. How much money will he have at the end of 3 years? Answer(a)$ 2] (b)_ South Westen Bank advertises savings with compound interest at 4.9% per year Kalid’s brother invests his money in this bank. At the end of 3 years, how much more money will he have than Kalid? Answer(b)$ BI Exponential Growth & Decay (inc Compound Interest) Question Paper 2 1 (a) Kristian and Stephanie share some money in the ratio 3 : 2 Kristian receives $72. (Work out how much Stephanie receives. $ [2] (ii) Kristian spends 45% of his $72 on a computer game. Calculate the price of the computer game. Kristian also buys a meal for $8.40 . Calculate the fraction of the $72 Kristian has left after buying the computer game and the meal. Give your answer in its lowest terms. 2] (iv) Stephanie buys a book in a sale for $19.20 This sale price is after a reduction of 20%, Calculate the original price of the book. Ben fev oo [3] (b) Boris invests $550 at a rate of 2% per year simple interest. Calculate the amount Boris has after 10 years. s 1] (©) Marlene invests $550 at a rate of 1.9% per year compound interest. Calculate the amount Marlene has after 10 years. $ (2) (@)_Hans invests $550 at a rate of x% per year compound interest. At the end of 10 years he has a total amount of $638.30, correct to the nearest cent, Find the value of x. 2 (a) Meena sells her car for $6000. This isa loss of 4% on the price she paid. Calculate the price Meena paid for the car. (3) (b) isha changes some euros (€) into dollars ($) when the exchange rate is €1 = $1.351 . She receives $6000, Calculate how many curos Eisha changes. Give your answer correct to the nearest euro, (© Meena and Eisha both invest their $6000. ‘Meena invests her $6000 at a rate of 1.5% per year compound interest. isha invests her $6000 in a bank that pays simple interest After 8 years, their investments are worth the same amount Calculate the rate of simple interest per year that Eisha received. - %{5] 16 Georg invests $5000 for 14 years at a rate of 2% per year compound interest. Calculate the interest he receives. Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar, ANSWEFS ssn soon FAT

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