Terms, factors and coefficients, and what each part means in a story

Answer Key - Grade 9 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   Jun's phone charge is B = 100(0.9)^h percent after h hours. By what percent does the charge fall each hour?

   • 10% less each hour
   • 90% less each hour
   • the charge starts at 0.9 percent
   • 0.9% less each hour
2. 2.

   A pond's plant count is N = 200(1.5)^w after w weeks. Kira wants the statement that reads the formula correctly. Which one is right?

   • 200 is the multiplier, and the count starts at 1.5
   • 200 is the start, and each week adds 1.5 plants
   • 200 is the count after w weeks, and 1.5 is the start
   • 200 is the start, and each week multiplies the count by 1.5
3. 3.

   A balance is B = 500(1.04)^t dollars after t years. Luz asks what the 1.04 tells you.

   • each year the balance is 104% of the year before
   • the balance grows by 104% each year
   • the account starts with $1.04
   • the balance grows by $1.04 each year
4. 4.

   Milo's video has V = 500(1 + r)^t views after t days, with r = 0.04 each day. By what factor are the views multiplied after 2 days?

   1.0816
5. 5.

   A pond has V = 300(1 + r)^w lily pads after w weeks, with r = 0.1 each week. By what factor is the count multiplied after 3 weeks? Noah checks.

   1.331
6. 6.

   Ren's phone charge is B = 100(1 − r)^h percent after h hours, with r = 0.2 each hour. By what factor is the charge multiplied after 3 hours?

   0.512
7. 7.

   Tala's video has V = 800(1.2)^d views. In this expression, what is (1.2)^d?

   • a constant number that stays fixed
   • a factor of the single term 800(1.2)^d
   • two separate terms of the expression, 1.2 and d
   • a term of the whole expression, separate from the 800
8. 8.

   Zee's card shows 3(x + 4)² − 5. What is (x + 4)² in this expression?

   • a term of the whole expression, separate from the 3
   • a constant number that stays fixed
   • a factor of the term 3(x + 4)²
   • two separate terms of the expression, x² and 16
9. 9.

   Ari's card shows (x + 2)(x − 5) + 7x. What is x − 5 in this expression?

   • a factor of the term (x + 2)(x − 5)
   • a term of the whole expression, separate from x + 2
   • a constant number that stays fixed
   • two separate terms of the expression, x and −5
10. 10.

    Bo's card shows 6(2x − 1) − 4(2x − 1). What is 2x − 1 in this expression?

    • two separate terms of the expression, 2x and −1
    • a constant number that stays fixed
    • a term of the whole expression, separate from the 6 and 4
    • a factor of both terms