If a flowering tree is cared for properly, the number of blossoms produced on the tree will exponentially increase until the tree reaches maturity. Which graph could show y, the number of blossoms expected on a flowering tree, for each year after the young tree is planted, x?




A store uses the expression –2p + 50 to model the number of backpacks it sells per day, where the price, p, can be anywhere from $9 to $15. Which price gives the store the maximum amount of revenue, and what is the maximum revenue? (Revenue = price number of backpacks.)

When estimating a job to bid, a contractor’s estimator first determines the actual cost of labor using the functionL(h) = 28.75h, where h is the number of estimated hours it will take to complete the job. Next, the estimator adds the labor burden, which accounts for taxes and insurance, using the function B(L) = 1.78L. Finally, the estimator calculates the selling price, including the markup for overhead and profit, using the function M(B) = 1.43B.
A modern art piece includes drops of paint spilling periodically into a basin of liquid. The display is timed with an expectation that the circular area of the green spill increases 1.5 square centimeter per hour. Increase in area: A(h) = 1.5h; h in hoursIncrease in diameter: in square centimeters





The table shows the circumference of a tree in centimeters, y, at x years.Choose the function that represents the data.


Graham uses a 10 by 10 grid to model a decreasing pattern. He cuts off a section representing a percent of the current area so that the remaining area represents the next term in the pattern, rounded to nearest whole centimeter. The area after each cut is shown on the graph.

A factory produces 1,250,000 toys each year. The number of toys is expected to increase by about 150% per year. Which model can be used to find the number of toys, n (in millions), being produced in t years?




The table represents the number of roses, f(b), remaining depending on the number of specialized bouquets created b.

Scientists studied a deer population for 10 years. They generated the function f(x) = 248(1.15)x to approximate the number of deer in the population x years after beginning the study. About how many deer are in the population 3 years after beginning the study?
Consider the tables.

The table shows the estimated number of lines of code written by computer programmers per hour when x people are working.

Choose the function that represents the data in the table.


The height of a toy rocket that is shot in the air with an upward velocity of 48 feet per second can be modeled by the function , where t is the time in seconds since the rocket was shot and f(t) is the rocket’s height in feet. What is the maximum height the rocket reaches?

Consider the table that includes the input and output values of a function.





Daniel is on an airplane flying to a destination 825 miles away. After one hour, the pilot announces that the plane is 495 miles away from its destination airport. In another hour, the pilot announces that the plane will begin its half-hour descent for the final 165 miles.
The graph shows the best-fit regression model for a set of data comparing the number of hours spent hiking and the number of miles traveled in one day.

The function C(L) = |L – 105| can be used to determine the difference between the expected and actual crop of lemons, L, from a single tree. The estimated total weight in pounds of number of lemons can be modeled by the function w(L) = 0.25L.
Maryanne throws a ball off the top of a building. The table shows the height of the ball in feet, f(t), at t seconds.

Environmentalists estimate an annual population decrease of giraffes in the wild of 3.5% due to development. This can be modeled by the function p(x) = 140,000(0.965)x, where x is the number of years of tracking the populations. Conservationists have developed a sanctuary that has shown the ability to increase the population by 0.85% per year. The increase can be modeled by the function S(p) = p(1.0085)x.
The graph below represents c, the amount a phone company charges, based on m, the number of minutes the customer uses each month. If there are a maximum of 44,640 minutes in a month, which equation best represents the phone company’s monthly charges?





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