Suppose a sample of a certain substance decayed to 77.4% of its original amount after 300 days. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) (a)What is the half-life (in days) of this substance? b)How long would it take the sample to decay to one-third of its original amount?

College Algebra
1st Edition
ISBN:9781938168383
Author:Jay Abramson
Publisher:Jay Abramson
Chapter6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 4PT: An investment account was opened with aninitial deposit of 9,600 and earns 7.4 interest,compounded...
icon
Related questions
Question
Suppose a sample of a certain substance decayed to 77.4% of its original amount after 300 days. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
(a)What is the half-life (in days) of this substance?
b)How long would it take the sample to decay to one-third of its original amount?
 
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781938168383
Author:
Jay Abramson
Publisher:
OpenStax
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
Algebra
ISBN:
9781133382119
Author:
Swokowski
Publisher:
Cengage
College Algebra
College Algebra
Algebra
ISBN:
9781337282291
Author:
Ron Larson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Algebra for College Students
Algebra for College Students
Algebra
ISBN:
9781285195780
Author:
Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters
Publisher:
Cengage Learning