Classify the model as exponential growth or exponential decay. Identify the growth or decay factor AND the percent of increase o

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Classify the model as exponential growth or exponential decay. Identify the growth or decay factor AND the percent of increase o

r decrease per time period.
y=16(7/6)^t

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rodikova [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-13T01:57:57+03:00

The base (with a *positive* exponent) is 7/6, a number larger than 1. Because multiplying by a number larger than 1 makes the quantity increase, this is a growth (not decay) model.

The growth factor is 7/6.

The percentage increase in each time period is (7/6 -1)*100% ≈ 16.67%.