Suppose that the number of traffic accidents in a city was 700 in the year 2010 and it has been increasing by 6% every year.  Calculate the number of traffic accidents in this city in the year 2020.   You must show your work on your free response paper; do not type in the textbox below.  

Suppose a non-profit organization has 150 members and is doubling its membership every year. In how many years will the membership exceed 100,000?   You must show your work on your free response paper; do not type in the textbox below.

What is the magnitude of an earthquake that has energy 158,000 x

The expression: 

What is the magnitude of an earthquake that has energy 5,012,000 x

Suppose that a musical instrument is tuned to E4 = 330 cps (cycles per second).  The key one octave higher, E5, is 660 cps.  The key another octave higher, E6, is 1320 cps.  

An account with 5% compounded annually earns more interest than an account with a rate of 5% compounded quarterly.

A fruit fly population being studied in a biology class increases by 10 each week.   This is an example of linear growth.

Suppose that a city’s population is growing 3% per year and was at 245,000 people in 2008.   Calculate the population in this city in the year 2020.     You must show your work on your free response paper; do not type in the textbox below.  

The federal deficit refers to the government overspending for one year, whereas the federal debt refers to the government overspending for many years.