Suppose that the half-life of a substance is 250 years. If there were initially 100 g of the substance, (a) give an expOnential model for the situation, and (b) how mmuch will remain after 500 years?
Suppose that the half-life of a substance is 250 years. If there were initially 100 g of the substance, (a) give an expOnential model for the situation, and (b) how mmuch will remain after 500 years?
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substance, (a) give an expoOnential model for the situation, and (b) how much will remain after 500
years?
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