STATION A: Comparing Functions

1. Determine whether the following is a linear function, exponential growth function, exponential decay function, or
none of these. Explain your reasoning.

2 Mr. Graham eats half of his slice of

𝑓(𝑥) = ∙ (0.5)𝑥 pizza every 30 seconds.
3

x f(x) 3 x f(x)
𝑓(𝑥) =
0 12 𝑥 0 8
1 6 1 12
2 0 2 18
3 -6 3 27

The amount of bacteria in Mr. x f(x)

Graham’s room doubles every time a 0 20
sneeze happens. 1 10
2 5
3 2.5
Station A Answers
Exp Decay None – Its Quadratic Exp Decay

Linear None Exp Growth—

Common ratio is 1.5

Exp Decay Exp Growth Exp Decay

 STATION B: Exponential Functions in Multiple Forms
Complete the missing box for each.

x f(x)
-2
-1
0
1
𝑓(𝑥) =
2
3

x f(x)
-2
-1
0 𝑓(𝑥) =
1 6
2 12
3 24

x f(x)
-2
-1
0
1 1
2 𝑓(𝑥) = 64 ∙ ( )𝑥
2
3
 STATION B: Continued
Given the graph, write the exponential function.

4. 5.

6. 7.

8. 9.
ANSWERS

x f(x)
-2 4/9
-1 4/3
0 4
1 12
𝑓(𝑥) = 4 ∙ 3𝑥
2 36
3 108

x f(x)
-2 3/4
-1 3/2
0 3 𝑓(𝑥) = 3 ∙ 2𝑥
1 6
2 12
3 24

x f(x)
-2 256
-1 128
0 64
1 32 1
2 16 𝑓(𝑥) = 64 ∙ ( )𝑥
2
3 8

4. 𝑓(𝑥) = 0.5(6)𝑥 5. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2(3)𝑥 1

6. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2(2)𝑥
7. 𝑓(𝑥) = 0.5(4)𝑥 1
8. 𝑓(𝑥) = 27(3)𝑥 9. 𝑓(𝑥) = −4(2)𝑥
 STATION C: Growth & Decay Scenarios
Directions: Write an exponential equation to model the following scenarios.
1. A bank account balance starts with $100 and increases at an annual rate of 4%.

2. An adult takes 400 mg of ibuprofen. Each hour, the amount of ibuprofen in the person’s system decreases by
about 17.2%.

3. The foundation of your house has about 1,200 termites. The termites grow at a rate of about 2.4% per day.

4. You have inherited land that was purchased for $30,000 in 1960. The value of the land increased by
approximately 5% per year.
a. Write the equation.
b. What is the approximate value of the land in the year 2011? (Set up and do not solve)

5. You buy a new computer for $2100. The computer decreases by 47.5% annually. When will the computer have a
value of $600? (set-up and do not solve)
a. Write the equation.
b. When will the computer have a value of $600? (set-up and do not solve)

6. You drink a beverage with 120 mg of caffeine. Each hour, the caffeine in your system decreases by about 12%.
How long until you have 10mg of caffeine? (set-up and do not solve)
a. Write the equation.
b. How long until you have 10mg of caffeine? (set-up and do not solve)

7. In 1985, there were 285 cell phone subscribers in the small town of Centerville. The number of subscribers
increased by 75% per year after 1985.
a. Write the equation.
b. How many cell phone subscribers were in Centerville in 1994? (set-up and do not solve)

8. Bacteria can multiply at an alarming rate when each bacteria splits into two new cells, thus doubling. If we start
with only one bacteria which can double every hour, how many bacteria will we have by the end of one day? (set-
up and do not solve)

9. Since January 1980, the population of the city of Brownville has grown according to the mathematical model
𝑓(𝑥) = 720,500(1.022)𝑥 where x is the number of years since January 1980.
a. Is the population increasing or decreasing? By what percent?
b. What does the number 720,500 mean in the context of the scenario?

10. A baseball card bought for $50 increases 3% in value each year. Which of the following models the scenario?
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 50(0.3)𝑥
b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 500(1.3)𝑥
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = 50(1.03)𝑥
d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 50(0.97)𝑥
STATIONS C ANSWERS
1. 𝑓(𝑥) = 100(1.04)𝑥
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = 400(0.828)𝑥
3. 𝑓(𝑥) = 1200(1.024)𝑥

4. a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 30,000(1.05)𝑥 ; b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 30,000(1.05)51

5. a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2,100(0.525)𝑥 ; b) 600 = 2,100(0.525)𝑥
6. a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 120(0.88)𝑥 ; b)10 = 120(0.88)𝑥

7. a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 285(1.75)𝑥 ; b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 285(1.75)9

8. a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 1(2)𝑥 ; b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 1(2)24

9. a) Increasing by 2.2%; b) 720,500 is the starting population of the city of Brownville.
10. C. (𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟓𝟎(𝟏. 𝟎𝟑)𝒙
STATION D: COMPARE LINEAR AND EXPONENTIAL
STATION E: GRAPHING
1. Graph the following exponential functions and answer the questions below

𝑓(𝑥) = −2(3)𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) = 2(. 5)𝑥

a. b.

Y-INTERCEPT_________________ Y-INTERCEPT_________________

GROWTH/DECAY/REFLECTED?________________ GROWTH/DECAY/REFLECTED?________________

DOMAIN_____________ RANGE ________________ DOMAIN_____________ RANGE ________________

INCREASING/DECREASING____________________ INCREASING/DECREASING____________________

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE__________________________ POSITIVE/NEGATIVE__________________________

1 𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) = 4(2)𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = −12 ( )
4
c. d.

Y-INTERCEPT________________ Y-INTERCEPT=________________

GROWTH/DECAY/REFLECTED?________________ GROWTH/DECAY/REFLECTED?________________

DOMAIN_____________ RANGE ________________ DOMAIN_____________ RANGE ________________

INCREASING/DECREASING____________________ INCREASING/DECREASING____________________

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE__________________________ POSITIVE/NEGATIVE__________________________
𝑓(𝑥) = 2(2)𝑥 𝑓(𝑥) = −4(. 5)𝑥
e. f.

Y-INTERCEPT_________________ Y-INTERCEPT_________________

GROWTH/DECAY/REFLECTED?________________ GROWTH/DECAY/REFLECTED?________________

DOMAIN_____________ RANGE ________________ DOMAIN_____________ RANGE ________________

INCREASING/DECREASING____________________ INCREASING/DECREASING____________________

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE__________________________ POSITIVE/NEGATIVE__________________________

2. Of the functions in #2, answer the following questions: Which is increasing at the fastest rate?
3. Which of the following functions is increasing at the fastest rate?
1 𝑥 c. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2(4)𝑥
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = −12 (4)
d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 ∙ 50𝑥
b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 20𝑥
STATION E ANSWERS
1.

Y=2
Y=-2 Decay
Growth reflected Domain: (-∞, ∞)
Domain: (-∞, ∞ ) Range: (0, ∞)
Range: (-∞, 0) Decreasing
Decreasing Positive
Negative

Y=-12
Decay reflected Y=4
Domain: (-∞, ∞) Growth
Range: (-∞, 0) Domain: (-∞, ∞)
Increasing Range: (0, ∞)
Negative Increasing
Positive
 Y= 2 Y= -4
Growth Decay reflected
Domain: (-∞, ∞) Domain: (-∞, ∞)
Range: (0, ∞) Range: (−∞, 0)
Increasing Increasing
Positive Negative

3.d 4. c
 STATION F: REVIEW
1-3 Direction: Find the Domain and Range of each function.

Domain:__________________
Domain:__________________ Domain:__________________
Range:____________________
Range:____________________ Range:____________________

4-5 Directions: Find interval of increase and decrease

Intervals of increase:____________________ Intervals of increase:____________________

Intervals of decrease:____________________ Intervals of decrease:____________________

6-8 Directions: Review wind, mixture and solving word problems.

Solution A is 80% acid and Solution B
is 30% acid. How much of each
solution is needed to make 200 liters of
a 62% solution?
A boat traveled 189 miles downstream
and back. The trip downstream took 9
hours. The trip upstream took 63
hours. Find the a) speed of the boat in
still water and b) the speed of the
current.
Karly has a jar of coins that contains
six times as many quarters as dimes. If
the total amount of money is $28.80,
how many quarters and dimes are in
the jar?
STATION F ANSWERS
1. Domain: [−4, ∞) ; Range (-∞, ∞)
2. Domain: (-∞, ∞); Range (-∞, ∞)
3. Domain: (-∞, ∞); Range (0, ∞)
4. Increase: (0, 4); Decrease (-4, 0)
5. Increase: (-3, 0), (3, 5); Decrease (-5, -3), (0, 3)
6. 72 liters of the 30% Acid Solution; 128 liters of the 80% Acid solution
7. The speed of the boat in still water is 12 miles per hour. The speed of the current is 9 miles per hour.
8. Karly has 108 quarters and 18 dimes.