1. If you take 500 mg dose of aspirin, the amount of aspirin in a person's system decreases by about 30% per hour. Exactly how much aspirin is left in your system after 5 hours? Show how you arrived at your answer. After how many full hours will the aspirin be less than 1 mg? Show how you arrived at your answer.

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After how many full hours will the aspirin be less than 1 mg? Show how you arrived at your answer.
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