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Modeling with Systems of Linear Equations — Unit test

Question 6 • FL-1200710-Mathematics for College Algebra A

A scientist has 100 milligrams of a radioactive element. The amount of radioactive element remaining after t days can be determined using the equation . After three days, the scientist receives a second shipment of 100 milligrams of the same element. The equation used to represent the amount of shipment 2 remaining after t days is . After any time, t, the mass of the element remaining in shipment 1 is what percentage of the mass of the element remaining in shipment 2?

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78.1%
B
81.2%
C
123.1%
D
128.0%
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