GENERAL MATHEMATICS MODULE

FIRST SEMESTER: FIRST QUARTER

A.Y 2021-2022

LESSON 9: EXERCISE 2 (Solution and Answers)

1. Suppose a biologist has to grow about 50,000 bacteria of a particular type. The bacteria culture started with one
cell. Through the process of mitosis, the cell divides into two, the new cells divide again and create 4. The
bacterial population quadruples every day.
A. Following this process, create a function that will show the number of days y it will take to produce a certain
number of bacteria x.
𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝟒 𝒙
B. How many days will it take to produce 50,000 of the bacteria?
𝑓(50000) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔4 50000
𝒇(𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎) = 𝟕. 𝟖𝟎
The number of bacteria will increase to 50,000 in approximately 7.80 days.

2. The value of a car is decreasing by 8.5% each year. The car is worth Php 850,000.00 this year.
A. Construct a function that will determine the number of years y it will take for the value of the car to decrease
to a certain value x.
𝒙
𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒍𝒐𝒈(𝟏−𝟎.𝟎𝟖𝟓) ( )
𝟖𝟓𝟎, 𝟎𝟎𝟎
B. How long would it take for the car to decrease its value to Php 500,000.00
500000
𝑓(500000) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1−0.085) ( )
850000
𝒇(𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎) = 𝟓. 𝟗𝟕
The value of the car will decrease to Php 500,000.00 in approximately 5.97 years.

3. The price of fuel has been rising with inflation at 7.3% per month. The price of the fuel this month is Php55.00.
A. Assuming that the rate is the same, create a function that will show the number of months y it will take for the
price of fuel to reach a certain price x.
𝒙
𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒍𝒐𝒈(𝟏+𝟎.𝟎𝟕𝟑) ( )
𝟓𝟓
B. How long will it take for the price to double its value?
110
𝑓(110) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1+0.073) ( )
55
𝑓(110) = 9.84
The price of fuel will increase to Php 55.00 in approximately 9.84 months.

4. The price of NFA rice is increasing by 5% every 2 months. The price of NFA rice this month is Php32.00.
A. Suppose that the rate remains the same, construct a function that will determine the number of months x it will
take for the NFA rice to reach a certain price x.
𝒙
𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐 (𝒍𝒐𝒈(𝟏+𝟎.𝟎𝟓) ( ))
𝟑𝟐
B. How long will it take for the price to reach Php 50.00?
50
𝑓(50) = 2 (𝑙𝑜𝑔(1+0.05) ( ))
32
𝒇(𝟓𝟎) = 𝟏𝟖. 𝟐𝟗
The price of rice will increase to Php 50.00 in approximately 18.29 months.
5. You start a biology experiment with 5,000,000 cells and 45% of the cells are dying every minute.
A. Create a function that will show the time elapsed x given the number of cells x.
𝒙
𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒍𝒐𝒈(𝟏−𝟎.𝟒𝟓) ( )
𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎
B. How long will it take to have 1,000 cells?
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝑓(1000) = 𝒍𝒐𝒈(𝟏−𝟎.𝟒𝟓) ( )
𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝒇(𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎) = 𝟏𝟒. 𝟐𝟓
The number of cells will decrease to 1,000 in approximately 14.25 minutes.