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Exponential Growth & Decay
(inc Compound Interest)
Question Paper 11 _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.
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(b) Find the year when the population is expected to reach 10 billion,
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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.
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(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) $
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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.
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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.
ee8 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 $
BI10 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 $
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11 Pedro invested $800 at a rate of 5% per year compound interest.
Calculate the total amount he has after 2 years,
Answer $ 2112 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 $ GI16
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)$ BIExponential Growth & Decay
(inc Compound Interest)
Question Paper 21 (a) Kristian and Stephanie share some money in the ratio 3 : 2
Kristian receives $72.
(Work out how much Stephanie receives.
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(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.
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(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.
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(©) Marlene invests $550 at a rate of 1.9% per year compound interest.
Calculate the amount Marlene has after 10 years.
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(@)_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,
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