A certain radio active substance has half-life of 38 hours. The value of k is 0.01823684211 and it takes 126 hours for 90% of the radioactivity to be dissipated. What percentage of radio active substance remains after 50 hours?

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A certain radio active substance has half-life of 38 hours. The value of k is 0.01823684211 and it takes 126 hours for 90% of the radioactivity to be dissipated. What percentage of radio active substance remains after 50 hours?

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