SOLUTION: A scientist has 10 grams of a radioactive substance with a half-life of 8 days. The formula A = 10(0.5)^(t/8) tells how much will be left after t days. How many days, to the neares
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Question 1106343: A scientist has 10 grams of a radioactive substance with a half-life of 8 days. The formula A = 10(0.5)^(t/8) tells how much will be left after t days. How many days, to the nearest tenth,will it take until only 1 gram is left?
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