O Level Mathematics 4024, topic 1.17
Exponential growth and decay: past paper questions
4 Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 questions on Exponential growth and decay (1.17) from 4 papers, 2025 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
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- Questions
- 4
- Papers
- 4
- Years
- 2025 to 2026
- Total marks
- 18
- Average per question
- 4.5 marks
- Largest question
- 6 marks
By type: Structured 4
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply4
- Analyse0
- Not banded0
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- calculateApply3 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- findApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20253
By session
- May/June2
- Oct/Nov2
By paper
- Paper 24
Questions on this topic
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- Try this questionQuestion 14May/June 2026, paper 22Structured3 marks
The population of a village is 1260. The population grows exponentially at a rate of 1.7% per year. Calculate the increase in the population at the end of 3 years.
- Try this questionQuestion 14Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured3 marks
The population of a country increases exponentially at a rate of 3.6% per year. On 1st January 2024 the population of the country is 5.4 million. Calculate the number of complete years it will take for the population to reach 8 million.
- Try this questionQuestion 16Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Structured6 marks
The population of a town decreases exponentially at a rate of per year. The population of the town on 1 January 2020 was 120000. The population of the town on 1 January 2023 was 102885.