PRACTICE SHEET (NO.

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MATHEMATICS

Student’s Name: …………………… MYP Year 5/ Section: ( )

Date: ……………………… Teacher: ………………………

Q1- Identify wheter each function represents exponential growth or exponential decay.

1) 𝑦 = 0.75(4)! _____________________________________

2) 𝑦 = 0.63(0.5)! _____________________________________

3) 𝑦 = 9(0.83)! _____________________________________

4) 𝑦 = 12(7)! _____________________________________

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Q2- Problem Solving
1) In 2015, there were 3014 registered cell phone users in a small town.The number of cell
phone users is estimated to increase by 42% per year.Estimate the number of cell phone
users in 2025.

2) A population of 10000 insects decreases by 9% every year.

a) Write down a formula.

b) Estimate the number of insects left after 3 years.

c) Estimate the number of insects after 10 years.

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3) The population of an endangered bird is decreasing at a rate of 0.75% per year. There
are currently about 200,000 of these birds.

a) What exponential function would be a good model for the population of these endangered
birds?

b) How many birds will there be in 100 years?