SOLUTION: Could someone please help me on two logarithm word problems? 1)Recall that A = Ao2(-t/h). If the half-life of a substance is 10 years, how much of a 400

Question 145094: Could someone please help me on two logarithm word problems?
1)Recall that A = Ao2(-t/h). If the half-life of a substance is 10 years, how much of a 400 - gram sample will remain in 20 years?
2)Recall that A = Ao2 (-t/h). If the half-life of a substance is 4 days, how much of a 320-gram sample will remain in 6 days?
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Answer by stanbon(48535) (Show Source):
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1)Recall that A(t) = Ao2(-t/h). If the half-life of a substance is 10 years, how much of a 400 - gram sample will remain in 20 years?
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A(20) = 400* 2^(-20/10)
A(20) = 400* 2^-2
A(20) = 400* 1/4
A(20) = 100 grams
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2)Recall that A = Ao2 (-t/h). If the half-life of a substance is 4 days, how much of a 320-gram sample will remain in 6 days?
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A(6) = 320 *2^(-6/4)
A(6) = 320 *2^(-3/2)
A(6) = 320 *(0.35355...)
A(6) = 113.137... grams
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Stan H.

SOLUTION: Could someone please help me on two logarithm word problems? 1)Recall that A = Ao2(-t/h). If the half-life of a substance is 10 years, how much of a 400 - gram sample will remain