Name ________________________________________ Date __________________ Class _________________

F.LE.1a/A1.FLQE.1*a/FA.FLQE.1*a
SELECTED RESPONSE

Select all correct answers.

Select the correct answer.

3. Marco starts reading a 350-page book at

9 a.m. The number of pages P Marco has
left to read t hours after 9 a.m. is modeled
by the function P(t) = 350 45t. During
which of the following time periods does
Marco read the same number of pages
he reads between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.?

1. For some exponential function f(x),

f(0) = 12, f(1) = 18, and f(2) = 27. How
does f(x) change when x increases by 1?
f(x) grows by a factor of

2
.
3

f(x) grows by a factor of

3
.
2

9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

f(x) increases by 6.

11 a.m. to 12 noon

f(x) increases by 9.

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

2. The balance B of an account earning

simple interest is $1000 when the
account is opened, $1075 after one year,
and $1150 after two years. How does the
balance of the account change from one
year to the next?

1:30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.

The balance increases by 7.5%.

The balance decreases by 7.5%.
The balance increases by $75.
The balance increases by $150.
Match each statement in the proof with the correct reason below.
Given: x2 x1 = x4 x3, f(x) = abx
Prove:

f (x2 ) f (x4 )
=
f (x1) f (x3 )

____ 4. x2 x1 = x4 x3, f(x) = abx

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

____ 5. b x2 x1 = b x4 x3
____ 6.
____ 7.
____ 8.

b x2
b x1

ab x2
ab x1

b x4
b x3

ab x4
ab x3

Given
Power of powers property
Distributive property
Subtraction property of equality
Definition of f(x)
Quotient of powers property
If x = y, then bx = by
Multiplication property of equality

f (x2 ) f (x4 )
=
f (x1) f (x3 )

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CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE
9. Complete the reasoning to prove that linear functions grow by equal differences
over equal intervals.
Given: x2 x1 = x4 x3
f(x) is a linear function of the form f(x) = mx + b.
Prove: f(x2) f(x1) = f(x4) f(x3)
x2 x1 = x4 x3
m(x2 x1) = m(x4 x3 )
mx2 mx1 = mx4 mx3
mx2 + b mx1 b = mx4 + ___ mx3 ___
(mx2 + b) (mx1 + b) = ________________
f (x2 ) f (x1) = ___________
10. Sandras annual salary S, in dollars, after
working at the same company for t years
is given by the function
S(t) = 38,000 + 1500t.

11. The population of a certain town is

3500 people in 2000. The population of
the town P is modeled by the function
P(t) = 3500(0.97)t, where t is the number
of years after 2000.

a. Complete the table showing

Sandras salary after each year
for the first five years.
Time, t
(years)
1
2
3
4
5

Given
____________
____________
Addition and subtraction properties
Distributive property
Definition of f (x)

a. By what factor did the population

change between 2000 and 2001?
Between 2001 and 2002? Round
your answers to the nearest
hundredth. Show your work. What do
you notice?

Salary, S
(dollars)

________________________________________
________________________________________

b. Show that Sandras salary increases

by the same amount each year.

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

b. By what factor did the population

change between 2000 and 2002?
Between 2001 and 2003? Round
your answers to the nearest
hundredth. Show your work. What do
you notice?

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