Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Exponential growth and decay

Exponential growth and decay — practice question

(a(i))[2]

Find how much the biscuits cost.

(a(ii))[2]

Work out how much of the $9 Kolyan spends on water and biscuits altogether. Give your answer in its lowest terms.

(a(iii))[3]

Calculate how much Kolyan had to spend last week.

(b)[3]

Calculate the value of Priya’s bicycle after 10 years, giving your answer to the nearest dollar.

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This 10-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Divide $2.6$ by $2$ to obtain $1.3$, which is then scaled to $3.9$.

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