SOLUTION: Hi. Can anyone help me to solve this word problem? I would greatly appreciate it. 1. A drug is eliminated through the body through urine. Suppose that for an initial dose of 10

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: Hi. Can anyone help me to solve this word problem? I would greatly appreciate it.
1. A drug is eliminated through the body through urine. Suppose that for an initial dose of 10 milligrams the amount A(t) in the body of t hours later is given by A(t) 10(0.8)^t.
Estimate the amount of the drug in the body 8 hours after the initial drug dose.
This question is from textbook Alg and trig

Answer by psbhowmick(878)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Replace 't' with '8'


So after 8 hours from taking the initial dose, the amount of drug inside the body is 1.678 mg.

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