Which of the following are examples of exponential decay?

- The population of a Florida is increasing by 43% each year.

- The pesticide DDT has a half-life of 15 years.

- March Madness has 64 teams in the bracket. Each round, half the teams are eliminated.

- After an antibiotic is added to a culture of bacteria, the number of bacteria is reduced by half every three hours.

- A tree frog population doubles every three weeks.

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Elyse Armstrong

3 May, 05:34

Which of the following are examples of exponential decay?

- The population of a Florida is increasing by 43% each year.

- The pesticide DDT has a half-life of 15 years.

- March Madness has 64 teams in the bracket. Each round, half the teams are eliminated.

- After an antibiotic is added to a culture of bacteria, the number of bacteria is reduced by half every three hours.

- A tree frog population doubles every three weeks.

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Cheyanne · Answer 1

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: " - The pesticide DDT has a half-life of 15 years; - March Madness has 64 teams in the bracket. Each round, half the teams are eliminated; - After an antibiotic is added to a culture of bacteria, the number of bacteria is reduced by half every three hours."