For example, the three 2s.
in the box show that there are 3 groups of 2 objects each.You can write the multiplication equation 3 2 = 6 to show that 3 groups of 2 equals 6 in all.You can also write the division equation 6 2 = 3 to show that 6 divided into groups of 2 equals 3 groups.
Answer:
a. Decay
b. 0.5
c. 4
Explanation:
If we have a function of the form

then
a = intital amount
b = growth / decay rate factor
x = time interval
If b > 1; then the equation is modelling growth. If b < 0, then the equation is modelling decay.
Now in our case, we have

Here we see that
inital amount = a = 4
b = 1/ 2 < 0, meaning the function is modeling decay
decay factor = b = 1/2
Therefore, the answers are
a. Decay
b. 0.5
c. 4