1. The half-life of a certain radioactive material is 1000 years. What fraction of the original amount remains after 1500 years?

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1. The half-life of a certain radioactive material is 1000 years. What fraction of the original amount
remains after 1500 years?
2. Just before 6:00 PM the body of a murder victim is found in a room that is kept at a constant temperature
of 20 °C. At 6:00 PM, the temperature of the body is 27 °C and at 7:00 PM it is 23 °C. If at the time of
death the temperature of the body is 35 °C, what was the time of death?
Transcribed Image Text:1. The half-life of a certain radioactive material is 1000 years. What fraction of the original amount remains after 1500 years? 2. Just before 6:00 PM the body of a murder victim is found in a room that is kept at a constant temperature of 20 °C. At 6:00 PM, the temperature of the body is 27 °C and at 7:00 PM it is 23 °C. If at the time of death the temperature of the body is 35 °C, what was the time of death?
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