A quantity with an initial value of 5700 decays exponentially at a rate of 7.5% every 2 days. What is the value of the quantity after 234 hours, to the nearest hundredth?

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Chapter10: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions
Section10.2: Applications Of Exponential Functions
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A quantity with an initial value of 5700 decays
exponentially at a rate of 7.5% every 2 days.
What is the value of the quantity after 234 hours,
to the nearest hundredth?
Transcribed Image Text:A quantity with an initial value of 5700 decays exponentially at a rate of 7.5% every 2 days. What is the value of the quantity after 234 hours, to the nearest hundredth?
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Step 1

Given data:

The given rate is r=7.5%.

The given time is t=2 days.

The initial value is A=5700.

The rate of decay in a day is,

r'=rt=7.5%2=3.75%

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