Module 1 Review
1.03 PERCENT RATE OF CHANGE
A vintage car was purchased and the function c(t)=32,000∙(1.02)^t models the value of the rare car, c(t), in dollars after a given number of years, t. What is the percent rate of change and what does it mean in the context of the problem?
A) Find the percent rate of change. Show all steps.
B) What is the meaning of the percent rate of change in this problem?
A researcher is researching how a certain cream affects a bacteria’s population. The function
p(t)=700∙(0.70)^t models the weekly population, p(t), after a given number of weeks, t.