Question

Determine whether linear or exponential ​

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• The distance driven and the total cost when a taxi driver charges $3 for the first mile and $2 for each additional mile. (LINEAR)
• The number of bacteria and time when a culture of 5000 bacteria is reduced by 50% every two hours. (EXPONETIAL)
• The volume of a landfill and time given that the volume triples every five years. (EXPONETIAL)

• The altitude of a hot air balloon and time when the hot air balloon takes off at 7500 feet above sea level and rises 180 feet every minute. (LINEAR)
• The cost of the rental space is $780 and the price per person for food is $9.75. (LINEAR)
• If the half-life of a substance is 2 days, what is the amount of the substance left at the end of 4 days? (EXPONETIAL)