The following functions give the populations of four towns with time t in years. (i) P = 900(1.13)' (ii) P = 500(1.02) (iii) P = 1200(1.09)' (iv) P = 100(0.50) (a) Which town has the largest percent growth rate? What is the percent growth rate? Town has the largest percent growth rate, at %. LINK TO TEXT (b) Which town has the largest initial population? What is that initial population? Town has the largest initial population, at LINK TO TEXT (c) Are any of the towns decreasing in size? If so, which one(s)? O Town (i) is decreasing in size. O Town (ii) is decreasing in size. O Town (iii) is decreasing in size. Town (iv) is decreasing in size. O No town is decreasing in size.

The following functions give the populations of four towns with time t in years. (i) P = 900(1.13)' (ii) P = 500(1.02) (iii) P = 1200(1.09)' (iv) P = 100(0.50) (a) Which town has the largest percent growth rate? What is the percent growth rate? Town has the largest percent growth rate, at %. LINK TO TEXT (b) Which town has the largest initial population? What is that initial population? Town has the largest initial population, at LINK TO TEXT (c) Are any of the towns decreasing in size? If so, which one(s)? O Town (i) is decreasing in size. O Town (ii) is decreasing in size. O Town (iii) is decreasing in size. Town (iv) is decreasing in size. O No town is decreasing in size.

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Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section6.8: Fitting Exponential Models To Data

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