document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=410683>Question 410683</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> During surgery, a patient must have at least 40mg of antibiotic in his system. The amount of antibiotic present k hours after being given 100mg of this antibiotic is shown by y=100(.508)^k. After 1.3 hours, find the number of milligrams of antibiotic remaining in the patients system. (Round your answer to the nearest tenth) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone please help me with this question. I dont really get it at all and I need help. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #288743 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=288743\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> During surgery, a patient must have at least 40mg of antibiotic in his system. The amount of antibiotic present k hours after being given 100mg of this antibiotic is shown by y=100(.508)^k. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "After 1.3 hours, find the number of milligrams of antibiotic remaining in the patients system. (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 100(0.508)^1.3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 100*0.4146<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 41.46 mg<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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