A radioactive substance decays according to A = 85.6(10-0.015t) where t is the number of hours. How long would it take for there to be only 20 g? (1 calc use)

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A radioactive substance decays according to A 85.6(10-0.015t) where t is the
number of hours. How long would it take for there to be only 20 g? (1 calc use)
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