SOLUTION: If a hospital patient is given 50 milligrams of medicine which leaves the bloodstream at 10% per hour, how many milligrams of medicine will remain in the system after 6 hours? Use

Question 471490: If a hospital patient is given 50 milligrams of medicine which leaves the bloodstream at 10% per hour, how many milligrams of medicine will remain in the system after 6 hours? Use the function A(t) = Iert.
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If a hospital patient is given 50 milligrams of medicine which leaves the bloodstream at 10% per hour, how many milligrams of medicine will remain in the system after 6 hours? Use the function A(t) = Iert.
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A(t) = Ie^(rt)
A(6) = 50e^(-.10*6)
A(6) = 50e^(-.60)
A(6) = 50e^(-.60)
A(6) = 27.44 milligrams
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