SOLUTION: Suppose you are given a 3 milliliter injection of a medication. After 4 hours, 10% of it has been flushed from your body. Find a function which describes the amount of medication i

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Question 351244: Suppose you are given a 3 milliliter injection of a medication. After 4 hours, 10% of it has been flushed from your body. Find a function which describes the amount of medication in your body as a function of time.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose you are given a 3 milliliter injection of a medication. After 4 hours, 10% of it has been flushed from your body. Find a function which describes the amount of medication in your body as a function of time.
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You didn't specify, so I'll assume it's an exponential decay.
MR = meds remaining
MI = initial meds
MR = MI*0.9^t (t in hours)

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