Suppose a culture of bacteria begins with 5000 cells and dies by 30% each year. Write an equation that represents this situation.
y=5000(1-0.3)x
y=30(5000)x
y=5000(1+0.3)x
y=5000xx
2. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
The number of mosquitoes at the beginning of the summer was 4,000. The population of mosquitoes is expected to grow at a rate of 25% a month. How many mosquitoes will there be after 4 months?
9766
9006
9765
5433
3. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
Write an equation that models the following situation: Samantha's hair was known to grow very rapidly. It began at a length of 6 in and grew at a rate of 14% a week.
y=6(0.14)x
y=6(1+14)x
y=6(1+.14)x
y=6(0.86)x
4. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
What is a, the starting term, for the function: f(x) = 300(1.16)x?
300
1.16
.16
x
5. Multiple Choice
45 seconds
1 pt
What does the a in y=a(1+r)trepresent?
Time
Rate
Slope
Initial Amount
6. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
The attendance at the art museum at the New Year’s opening was 250 people. The attendance has been increasing at a rate of 3% each month. How many people will attend by the end of a year?
356
265
5825
1329
7. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Daniel’s Print Shop purchased a new printer for $35,000. Each year it depreciates at a rate of 5%. How much will the printer be worth in 8 years?
$23,219.72
$136.72
$51,710.94
$16,710.94
8. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
The population of turtles is doubling every 3 months. If there are 400 turtles now, how many will there be in 2 years? (Choose equation)
y = 400(2)2
y = 400(2)6
y = 400(2)8
y = 400 + 2(8)
9. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
A city has a population of 21,517 based on a census taken in 1998. If the population is expected to grow by 11% annually, what will the population be in the year 2030?
606,900
517
492,573
None of these
10. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Your 2 year investment of $5,300 earns 2.9% and is compounded annually. What will your total return be?
$5,304.46
$5,611.86
$5,613.28
$8,819.73
11. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
Jimmy Page puts $30 into a savings account that promises 1% interest compounded quarterly. Which formula would you use to determine the account balance in 25 years?
y = 15(1+0.01/4)4•25
y = 15e.01•25
y = 15(.01)25
y = 35(1+0.01)25
12. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
Robert Plant deposits $200 into a bank account that gains 3.5% interest compounded continuously. How much money is in the account after 7 years?
255.52
255.25
254.45
a modest amount more
13. Multiple Choice
3 minutes
1 pt
John Bohnam died and woke up a zombie and infects 3 of his bandmates at their concert. From here on out, the amount of zombies at the stadium triple every minute for 8 minutes (everyone is now a zombie). How many zombies are there?
1024
19683
26244
Who cares, they are all now Rock Zombies!!!
14. Multiple Choice
20 seconds
1 pt
Which member of Led Zeppelin hasn't been mentioned?