document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1140026>Question 1140026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When Emily went to the emergency room, the doctors gave her a dose of blood coagulant, which is just a type of drug that helps blood clot. If the doctors originally gave Emily 4 milligrams of the drug and expect the amount in her bloodstream to decrease by 45% each hour, how many milligrams of the drug will be in her bloodstream after 6 hours? Round your answer to two decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #760480 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=760480\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> she originally got 4 milligrams.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the amount in her bloodstream decreases by 45% every hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 6 hours, how much will be left in her bloodstream?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the amount of the drug decreases by 45% every hour, then the remaining amount of the drug every hour would be 100% - 45% = 55% of what it was the previous hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "55% is equal to .55.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you need to multiply the amount of drug in her bloodstream by .55 every hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 6 hours, you would be multiplying 4 by .55 ^ 6 to get .11007225625 milligrams left in her bloodstream.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the following excel spreadsheet shows the individual calculations for each hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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