The half-life of a certain tranquilizer in the bloodstream is 23 hours. How long will it take for the drug to decay to 85% of the original dosage? Use the exponential decay model, A = Apekt, to solve. hours (Round to one decimal place as needed.)

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The half-life of a certain tranquilizer in the bloodstream is 23 hours. How long will it take for the drug to decay to 85% of the original dosage? Use the exponential decay model, A = Apekt, to solve.
hours
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:The half-life of a certain tranquilizer in the bloodstream is 23 hours. How long will it take for the drug to decay to 85% of the original dosage? Use the exponential decay model, A = Apekt, to solve. hours (Round to one decimal place as needed.)
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