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Applications of Logarithms Homework Assignment DateH- Q3-Qo
Answer each question as indicated. Show all work.
l) A newborn child receives a $20,000 gift toward a college education from her grandparents. How
much will the $20,000 be worth in 17 years if it is invested at 7% and compounded quarterly?

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2) The population of Algebratown increases exponentially over time. Suppose the population of
Algebratown is currently 12,000 and is increasing by 3.6% each year.

a) What do you expect the population of Algebratown to be after 20 years?

b) When do you expect the population of Algebratown to reach 25,000 people?

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3) Ryan's motorcycle is now worth $2500. It has depreciated 12% each year since it was purchased.
If he bought it four years ago, what did it cost brand new? Round to the nearest dollar.

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4) You buy a new computer for $2,100. The value of the computer decreases by 50% annually.
When will the computer have a value of $600?

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5) If you invest SIO,OOOin a bank which one is a better investment after 2 years?

8% compounded monthly (12 compounding periods per year)

b) .6% compounded annually (1 compounding period per year)

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6) If you have $3,500 after 10 years on an investment that pays 5.3% compounded daily (365
compounding periods), what was the principle amount you started with?

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7) Actinium-226 has a half-life of 29 hours. If 100 mg of actinium-226 disintegrates over a period
of 56 hours, how many mg of actinium-226 will remain?

8) The half-life of the element Fianonium is 2.0 years. How many years would it take for a 5.0 mg
sample of Fianonium to decay to 0.40 mg?

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9) The half-life of Po-218 is three minutes.

a) How much of a 2.0 gram sample remains after 15 minutes?

b) Suppose you wanted to buy some of this isotope, and it required half an hour for it to reach
you. How much should you order if you need to use 0.10 grams of this material?
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10) A bacteria culture doubles every 0.25 hours. At time 1.25 hours, there are 40,000 bacteria
present. How many bacteria were present initially?

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Il) A colony of bacteria doubles in size every 20 min. How long will it take for a colony of 20
bacteria to grow to a population of 10,000?

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12) A bacteria culture starts with 6,500 bacteria. After 2.5 hours, there are 208,000 bacteria present.
What is the length of the doubling period?

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