Given the exponential growth equation y = 50 (1.6) ^x what is the initial value?

50 is the initial value

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation is of the form

y = ab^x where a is the initial value and b is the growth/decay value

b>1 is growth and b<1 means decay

y = 50 (1.6) ^x

50 is the initial value and 1.6 means growth since it is greater than 1

1.6 - 1 =.6 so it has a 60% growth rate