document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=571605>Question 571605</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">       A substance has a life of 1,523 years .What is fraction of the substance would be left after 10,000 years ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #368129 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=368129\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each half life, the amount (or fraction) remaining, becomes 1/2 of what it was before. So the fraction remaining after <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=F%28t%29=%281%2F2%29%5E%28t%2F1523%29=2%5E%28-t%2F1523%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"F%28t%29=%281%2F2%29%5E%28t%2F1523%29=2%5E%28-t%2F1523%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=F%2810000%29=%281%2F2%29%5E%2810000%2F1523%29=2%5E%28-10000%2F1523%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"F%2810000%29=%281%2F2%29%5E%2810000%2F1523%29=2%5E%28-10000%2F1523%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= approximately 0.01=1/100 (or about 0.0106 if you want a couple more significant digits)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would say that after 10,000 years about 1/100 (or 1%) of the substance is left. </SPAN>\n" );
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