Question

Use the graph below to answer the following questions.

⦁ Estimate the available territory at 20 years
⦁ Estimate the available territory at 15 years
⦁ Does this graph represent exponential growth or decay?
⦁ As the time decreases the available territory _______________

Answer 1

a) about 190 acres

b) around 240 acres

c) exponential decay because the amount of land available is decreasing at an increasingly rapid rate over time.