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The initial population of an ant colony was approximately 600. The population grows at a rate of 12% per week.

Find the approximate number of ants in the colony after 15 weeks and after 30 weeks. (Round off to nearest integer)

Important Questions on The Power of Exponentials (Exponential Functions)

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MYP:4-5
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The initial population of an ant colony was approximately 600. The population grows at a rate of 12% per week.

Graph the function. Use the graph to estimate how many weeks the ant population takes to double in size.

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MYP:4-5
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A population of 10000 insects decreases by 9% every year.

Write down a formula and use it to calculate the number of insects left after 3 years.

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MYP:4-5
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A population of 10000 insects decreases by 9% every year.

Write down a formula and use it to calculate the number of insects left after 10 years.

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MYP:4-5
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A population of 10000 insects decreases by 9% every year. If the time taken for the insect population to reduce to less than half its percent size is k years, then find the value of k (rounded off and write up to 2 decimal places).

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MYP:4-5
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Sahil's parents invest $5000 in a long-term money fund offering 4% interest compounded annually. If it will takes x years for this amount to double, then find the value of x (correct upto the nearest whole number).

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MYP:4-5
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Conservationists estimate that there are 80 wolves in a forest and that the population is decreasing at a rate of 3.5% per year. If the time taken for the present population to be halved is x years, then find the value of x (rounded off to one decimal place). Take log0.5=-0.3010 and log 0.965=-0.0154.

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MYP:4-5
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An antibiotic destroys 10% of bacteria present in one hour. If it takes x hours for the antibiotic to reduce 50 million bacteria down to less than 1 million bacteria, find the value of x. (Round off the answer to nearest integer) [Use log 0.02=-1.6989 and log 0.9=-0.0457]

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You are given the function f(x)=3x.

a. Describe each transformation of f(x+2) in words.

b. Write the transformed function as g(x)=_____

c. Sketch both the function and transformed function on the same set of axes.