document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=893940>Question 893940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 14 hours. Find the amount of the isotope left from a 320-milligram sample after 42 hours. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest thousandth.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42 = 3*14, 3 half-lives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 320*(1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 40 mg<BR>\n" );
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