Exponentials

Which of the following functions shows an intital amount of $15 and an increase of 35% each year?

What is the inital value of the situation represented by

A new savings account is opened with $400 and gains 3% every year. Which equation best represents this situation?

Vocabulary: How can you tell if an exponential function models growth or decay?

Sketch the function on the canvas below by hand using the blue pen tool

Be sure to include important graph detail: label axes and indicate the scale of each axis.

Sketch the function on the canvas below by hand using the blue pen tool