document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=183019>Question 183019</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602773033/algebrahomeworkh>saxon algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mass of iodine-131 atoms decays in such a way that half decay every 8 days.  What portion of the original mass remains after 32 days? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2+%2A+1%2F2+%2A+1%2F2+%2A+1%2F2+=+1%2F16+=+1%2F%282%5E4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2+%2A+1%2F2+%2A+1%2F2+%2A+1%2F2+=+1%2F16+=+1%2F%282%5E4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/16 of the orginal amount is left 32 days </SPAN>\n" );
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