3) Thefunctionf(x)=1+1.6ln(x+1)modelstheaveragenumberoffree–throwsabasketballplayercanmake
consecutivelyduringpracticeasafunctionoftime,wherexisthenumberofconsecutivedaysthebasketball
playerhaspracticedfortwohours.Afterhowmanydaysofpracticecanthebasketballplayermakeanaverage
of8consecutivefreethrows?
A) 78days B) 80days C) 276 days D) 278 days
4) ThepHofasolutionrangesfrom0to14.AnacidhasapHlessthan7.PurewaterisneutralandhasapHof7.
ThepHofasolutionisgivenbypH=–logxwherexrepresentstheconcentrationofthehydrogenionsinthe
solutioninmolesperliter.FindthehydrogenionconcentrationifthepH=14.
A) 10–14 B) 1014 C) 2.64 D) 0.07
5) ThepHofasolutionrangesfrom0to14.AnacidhasapHlessthan7.PurewaterisneutralandhasapHof7.
ThepHofasolutionisgivenbypH=–logxwherexrepresentstheconcentrationofthehydrogenionsinthe
solutioninmolesperliter.FindthehydrogenionconcentrationifthepH=5.4.
A) 3.98x10–6B) 3.98x10–5C) 2.51x10–5D) 2.51x10–6
6) Findouthowlongittakesa$2800investmenttoearn$400 interestifitisinvestedat9%compounded
quarterly.Roundtothenearesttenthofayear.UsetheformulaA=P1+r
n
nt.
A) 1.5years B) 1.7years C) 1.3 years D) 1.9 years
7) Cindywillrequire$19,000in2yearstoreturntocollegetogetanMBAdegree.Howmuchmoneyshouldshe
askherparentsfornowsothat,ifsheinvestsitat10%compoundedcontinuously,shewillhaveenoughfor
school?(Roundyouranswertothenearestdollar.)
A) $15,556 B) $15,702 C) $23,207 D) $12,736
8) Larryhas$2700toinvestandneeds$3100 in12 years.Whatannualrateofreturnwillheneedtogetinorderto
accomplishhisgoal,ifinterestiscompoundedcontinuously?(Roundyouranswertotwodecimals.)
A) 1.15% B) 1.48% C) 2.48% D) 3.48%
9) IfEmeryhas$1600toinvestat9%peryearcompoundedmonthly,howlongwillitbebeforehehas$2900?If
thecompoundingiscontinuous,howlongwillitbe?(Roundyouranswerstothreedecimalplaces.)
A) 6.633yrs,6.608yrs B) 0.575 yrs,0.551 yrs
C) 70.833yrs,6.83yrs D) 0.089 yrs,0.661 yrs
10) Thesizeofthecoyotepopulationatanationalparkincreasesattherateof4.8% peryear.Ifthesizeofthe
currentpopulationis194,findhowmanycoyotesthereshouldbein5years.Usey=yoe0.048tandroundto
thenearestwholenumber.
A) 247 B) 249 C) 245 D) 251
11) Thepopulationinaparticularcountryisgrowingattherateof1.8%peryear.If10,184,000peoplelivedtherein
1999,howmanywilltherebeintheyear2005?Usey=yoe0.018tandroundtothenearestten–thousand.
A) 11,350,000 B) 12,480,000 C) 11,120,000 D) 13,610,000
12) ThefunctionA=A0e–0.0077xmodelstheamountinpoundsofaparticularradioactivematerialstoredina
concretevault,wherexisthenumberofyearssincethematerialwasputintothevault.If500poundsofthe
materialareinitiallyputintothevault,howmanypoundswillbeleftafter120years?
A) 198pounds B) 297pounds C) 333 pounds D) 188 pounds
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