SOLUTION: Can someone please step me through the following question? A radioactive material decays according to the formula A = A0(2)-t. How much of a 5 gram sample will be left in 3 year

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A radioactive material decays according to the formula A = A0(2)-t. How much of a 5 gram sample will be left in 3 years?
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Alberto

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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5/8 gram is left.

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