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Somparing and Contrasting Linear and Exponential Functions
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In each example, decide if itis linear or exponential, write a function describing the situation
and sketch a rough graph.
10. A person is paid $9.75 per hour.
11. A bacteria population is currently 5,000 and is decreasing by 4% every minute.12. You get a job with a starting salary of $40,000 that increases by 6% every year.
13. A200 cubic foot tank is losing water at a rate of 3 cubic feet per hour.
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In each example, decide if itis linear or exponential, write a function describing the situation
and answer the question.
's parents give her $40 for summer camp.
After 2 days at camp she has $29.50 left. When
will she have no money left?
16.
A200 cubic foot tank is losing water ata rate of 3
cubic feet per hour, How much water will there
be in the tank after 4 hours?
15.
A population of 400 ants is increasing ata rate of
6.5% each month. How many ants will there be in
2 years?
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You get a job with a starting salary of $40,000
that increases by 6% every year. What will your
salary be 5 years after you are hired?Write linear and exponential functions and use them to evaluate.
18. Companies A and B each have 100 employees. Company A increases its workforce by 31
employees each month and Company B increases its workforce by 10% each month. Which company
will have more employees after 2 years?
19. Account A and Account B each start out with $400. Account A earns $45 each year and Account B
earns 5% each year. Which account will have the greater balance after 10 years? 30 years? 50 years?
20. Stock A is initially worth $1300 and loses $80 each month. Stock B is initially worth $400 and
gains 9.5% each month. When will Stock B be worth more than Stock A?