1.   The Mendoza family just bought a house for $180,000. If the value of the house increases at a rate of 3% per year, about how much will it be worth in 10 years?
    A. $258,000 B. $234,000
    C. $242,000 D. $250,000
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  2.   Twyla puts $1000 in a savings account that pays 4% interest, compounded monthly. How much money will be in the account 3 years later if she makes no more deposits?
    A. $1120.00 B. $1124.86
    C. $1127.27 D. $1010.03
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  3.   If a $5000 piece of equipment looses value at a rate of 5% per year, how much will it be worth after 5 years?
    A. $4011.62 B. $3868.90
    C. $4279.35 D. $6381.41
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  4.   Nancy invests $100 in one account for ten years at a 9% interest rate compounded annually, and she invests $150 in an account for 10 years at a 6% interest rate compounded semi-annually. How much money will she have in the accounts after 10 years?
    A. $236.74 B. $507.65
    C. $270.92 D. $505.36
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  5.   Suppose Tyler sprayed around the house for ants. Which formula would be used to find the number of ants still alive after a certain time if the number of ants was changing exponentially?
    A. compound interest B. cannot be determined from given information
    C. exponential growth D. exponential decay
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