I believe the correct answer is a hope this helps
The first interception for this function would be at (1,0) the next would be (4,0)
Answer:
The first one : decay
The second one : growth
When the argument of the exponential expression is bigger that 1 then it represents a growth
When it's less than 1 and above 0 then it's a decay
The answer is a) although they are not independent, since they are less than 5% of the population, they can be treated as independent.