111Equation Chapter 1 MCQ

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Question: A person’s wound was under observation for some days. The wound was

found to be changing its form at a certain rate given as

where t denotes the number of days. What can you say about the size of the
wound?
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Option A The wound is getting worse at the rate of 3% every day.
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Option B The wound is getting worse at the rate of 97% every day.
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Option C The wound is healing at the rate of 3% every day.
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Option D The wound is healing at the rate of 97% every day.
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Correct Answer: C
Correct Explanation: You are right!

The given exponential function can be re-written as which is of

the form where r is the rate of decay.

Since,

Therefore, the wound is healing at the rate of 3% every day.

Wrong Explanation: Nope!

The given exponential function can be re-written as which is of

the form where r is the rate of decay.

Since,

Therefore, the wound is healing at the rate of 3% every day.

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Question:
The change in the population of a town is defined as ,
where t denotes the number of years. Select the true statement.
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Option A The population of the town is increasing by 88% every year.
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Option B The population of the town is increasing by 12% every year.
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Option C The population of the town is decreasing by 88% every year.
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Option D The population of the town is decreasing by 12% every year.
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Correct Answer: A
Correct Explanation: You are right!

The given exponential function can be re-written as

which is of the form where r is the rate of growth.

Since,

Therefore, the population of the town is increasing by 88% every year.

Wrong Explanation: Nope!

The given exponential function can be re-written as

which is of the form where r is the rate of growth.

Since,

Therefore, the population of the town is increasing by 88% every year.

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Question: The atmospheric pressure decreases with increase in the altitude. At a certain
height above the sea level, the atmospheric pressure was found to be
. What is the atmospheric pressure (in h Pa) at sea level?
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Option A 121.56 h Pa
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Option B 891.44 h Pa
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Option C 1000 h Pa
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Option D 1013 h Pa
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Correct Answer: D
Correct Explanation: You are right!

The atmospheric pressure at sea level is the pressure at the beginning of the
exponential decrease.

The given function is of the form where a denotes

the value at the beginning of the exponential increase or decrease.

Therefore, the atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 h Pa.

Wrong Explanation: Nope!

The atmospheric pressure at sea level is the pressure at the beginning of the
exponential decrease.

The given function is of the form where a denotes

the value at the beginning of the exponential increase or decrease.

Therefore, the atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 h Pa.

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Question:
The bank account balance of a person is given as , where n
shows the number of years. Select the statement which best describes the
rate of interest.
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Option A The rate of interest is 0.04%.
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Option B The rate of interest is 1.04%.
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Option C The rate of interest is 4%.
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Option D The rate of interest is 40%.
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Correct Answer: C
Correct Explanation: You are right!

The given exponential function is of the form

where r is the rate of growth.

Since,

Therefore, the rate of interest is 4%.

Wrong Explanation: Nope!

The given exponential function is of the form

where r is the rate of growth.

Since,

Therefore, the rate of interest is 4%.

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Question: A radioactive substance is changing over time. The change in the substance is

given by the function where t denotes time. Which of the

following statement best describes the change in the radioactive substance?
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Option A The radioactive substance is growing at the rate of 98%.
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Option B The radioactive substance is decaying at the rate of 2%.
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Option C The radioactive substance is growing at the rate of 2%.
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Option D The radioactive substance is decaying at the rate of 98%.
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Correct Answer: D
Correct Explanation: You are right!

The given exponential function can be re-written as which is of

the form where r is the rate of decay.

Since,

Therefore, the radioactive substance is decaying at the rate of 98%.

Wrong Explanation: Nope!

The given exponential function can be re-written as which is of

the form where r is the rate of decay.

Since,

Therefore, the radioactive substance is decaying at the rate of 98%.

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Question: A badminton tournament started with some players. The number of players at

the end of each round is denoted as , where n is the number of

rounds. Which of the following graphs best describes the function?
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Option A
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Option B
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Option C
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Option D
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Correct Answer: C
Correct Explanation: You are right!

The given exponential function can be re-written as

which is of the form where r is the rate of decay.

Since, and a = 128.

So, there were 128 players at the beginning of the tournament, and they
deceased at the rate of 50% per round.

Therefore, the graph that best describes the given function is option C.
Wrong Explanation: Nope!

The given exponential function can be re-written as

which is of the form where r is the rate of decay.

Since, and a = 128.

So, there were 128 players at the beginning of the tournament, and they
deceased at the rate of 50% per round.
 Therefore, the graph that best describes the given function is option C.

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Question: During an experiment, a scientist describes the population of a certain type of
bacteria in the form of an exponential function given as . what was
the population of the bacteria at the beginning of the experiment?
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Option A 50
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Option B 100
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Option C 500
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Option D 1000
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Correct Answer: B
Correct Explanation: You are right!

The given function is of the form where a denotes the value

at the beginning of the exponential increase or decrease.

Therefore, the population of the bacteria at the beginning of the experiment is

100.
Wrong Explanation: Nope!

The given function is of the form where a denotes the value

at the beginning of the exponential increase or decrease.

Therefore, the population of the bacteria at the beginning of the experiment is

100.
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Question: A patient was treated with a certain amount of medicine (in g). The change in
the amount of the medicine in the patient’s body was found to be
. Which of the following statement is not false?
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Option A The patient was given 0.01 g of medicine which decayed in the body at the
rate of 20%.
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Option B The patient was given 10 g of medicine which decayed in the body at the rate
of 0.99%.
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Option C The patient was given 0.99 g of medicine which decayed in the body at the
rate of 2%.
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Option D The patient was given 20 g of medicine which decayed in the body at the rate
of 99%.
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Correct Answer: D
Correct Explanation: You are right!

The given exponential function can be re-written as which is of

the form where a is the value at the beginning and r is the rate of
decay.

Since,

Therefore, the patient was given 20 g of medicine which decayed in the body
at the rate of 99%.
Wrong Explanation: Nope!

The given exponential function can be re-written as which is of

the form where a is the value at the beginning and r is the rate of
decay.

Since,
Therefore, the patient was given 20 g of medicine which decayed in the body
at the rate of 99%.
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Question: There were 298 mobile users in a small town in the year 1990. The change in

the number of mobile users is described by a function , where

denotes the number of years. What can you say about the mobile users for
the year 2000?
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Option A The mobile users increased at the rate of 15% every year.
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Option B The mobile users increased at the rate of 85% every year.
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Option C The mobile users increased at the rate of 1.85% every year.
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Option D The mobile users increased at the rate of 1.15% every year.
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Correct Answer: B
Correct Explanation: You are right!

The given exponential function can be re-written as which is

of the form where r is the rate of growth.

Since,

Therefore, the mobile users increased at the rate of 85% every year.
Wrong Explanation: Nope!

The given exponential function can be re-written as which is

of the form where r is the rate of growth.

Since,

Therefore, the mobile users increased at the rate of 85% every year.