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Is the following scenario exponential?: Pam starts with a jar of 300 jelly

beans. Everyday, Pam eats half of the jelly bean supply on her desk.

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Answer:

Explanation:

Yes that is exponential, in this case

b=300(0.5^x)

b is the remaining beans after x days.

Specifically we know it is exponential (or is a geometric sequence) because any term divided by the previous term is a constant.

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