Calculus 1 : How to find constant of proportionality of rate
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Example Question #3861 : Calculus
The rate of change of the number of man-eating spore plants is proportional to the population. The population increased from 3 to 6561 between May and November. What is the constant of proportionality in months-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where 
Since the population increased from 3 to 6561 between May and November, we can solve for this constant of proportionality. Represent the months by their number in the calendar:
Example Question #3862 : Calculus
The rate of change of the number of yeast cells in a pond is proportional to the population. The population increased from 1,800 to 76,000 between 3pm and 8pm. What is the constant of proportionality in hours-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where
Since the population increased from 1,800 to 76,000 between 3pm and 8pm, we can solve for this constant of proportionality:
Example Question #3863 : Calculus
The rate of change of the number of golems is proportional to the population. The population decreased from 324 to 18 between 897 and 895 BC. What is the constant of proportionality in years-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where
Since the population decreased from 324 to 18 between 897 and 895 BC, we can solve for this constant of proportionality. Remember that BC counts down:
Example Question #3864 : Calculus
The rate of change of the number of will-o-wisps is proportional to the population. The population decreased from 9500 to 38 between 3 AM and 6 AM. What is the constant of proportionality in hours-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where
Since the population decreased from 9500 to 38 between 3 AM and 6 AM, we can solve for this constant of proportionality:
Example Question #3861 : Calculus
The rate of change of the number of active ghosts is proportional to the population. The population decreased from 20,000 to 10 between 4 AM and 5 AM. What is the constant of proportionality in hours-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where
Since the population decreased from 20,000 to 10 between 4 AM and 5 AM, we can solve for this constant of proportionality:
Example Question #3865 : Calculus
The rate of change of the number of skeletons in the skeleton army is proportional to the population. The population increased by 66.6 percent between September and October. What is the constant of proportionality in months-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where
Since the population increased by 66.6 percent between September and October, we can solve for this constant of proportionality (write the months as their number in the calendar):
Example Question #3866 : Calculus
The rate of change of the vampires is proportional to the population. The population increased by 11.9 percent between August and October. What is the constant of proportionality in months-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where
Since the population increased by 11.9 percent between August and October, we can solve for this constant of proportionality (use the months' numbers in the calendar):
Example Question #1041 : Rate
The rate of change of the mummies is proportional to the population. The population increased by 123.4 percent between July and October. What is the constant of proportionality in months-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where
Since the population increased by 123.4 percent between July and October, we can solve for this constant of proportionality (write the months by their number in the calendar):
Example Question #1042 : Rate
The rate of change of the number of werewolves is proportional to the population. The population increased by 23.4 percent between September and October. What is the constant of proportionality in months-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where
Since the population increased by 23.4 percent between September and October, we can solve for this constant of proportionality (write the months as their number in the calendar):
Example Question #3866 : Calculus
The rate of change of the number of zombies is proportional to the population. The population increased by 1523 percent between October 1st and October 31st. What is the constant of proportionality in days-1?
We're told that the rate of change of the population is proportional to the population itself, meaning that this problem deals with exponential growth/decay. The population can be modeled thusly:
Where
Since the population increased by 1523 percent between October 1st and October 31st, we can solve for this constant of proportionality:
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