document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1175242>Question 1175242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4) The half-life of a medication is the amount of time for half of the drug to be eliminated from the body.  The half-life of Advil or ibuprofen is represented by the equation R=M(0.5)^1/2, where R is the amount of Advil remaining in the body, M is the initial dosage, and t is time in hours. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) A 200 milligram dosage of Advil is taken at 1:00 pm. How many milligrams of the medication will remain in the body at 6:00 pm? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) If a 200 milligram dosage of Advil is taken how many milligrams of the medication will remain in the body 12 hours later? \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 #800837 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52847)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=800837\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hello, &nbsp;from your post, &nbsp;I see that you get the first immersion to the subject and to the terminology,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but still it is not sufficient to write &nbsp;PERFECTLY, &nbsp;so you need to immerse &nbsp;DEEPER.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For it, &nbsp;I recommend you to look into my lessons, &nbsp;to which I refer at the end of this post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "More concretely, &nbsp;regarding your post, &nbsp;the formula for the decay in the post is written &nbsp;INCORRECTLY.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You say that &nbsp;\"t\" &nbsp;is the part of the formula, &nbsp;but in reality, &nbsp;you missed &nbsp;\"t\" &nbsp;in the formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can guess on how it should be, &nbsp;but I don't want to guess --- it would be incorrectly from my side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THEREFORE, &nbsp;I ask you to rewrite your post and to re-submit it to the forum.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you do, &nbsp;then &nbsp;PLEASE &nbsp;do not submit it to me personally.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simply submit to the forum, &nbsp;as you do it regularly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now the links to the relevant lessons, &nbsp;that I promised to you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/logarithm/Population-growth-problems.lesson>Population growth problems</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/logarithm/Radioactive-decay-problems.lesson>Radioactive decay problems</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/logarithm/Carbon-dating-problems.lesson>Carbon dating problems</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/logarithm/Bacteria-growth-problems.lesson>Bacteria growth problems</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/logarithm/A-medication-decay-in-a-human%27s-body.lesson>A medication decay in a human's body</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, &nbsp;you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic \"<U>Logarithms</U>\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Save the link to this online textbook together with its description\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to your archive and use it when it is needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One more notice about your text and your terminology.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your post, &nbsp;you write\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    The half-life of a medication is the amount of time for half of the drug to be eliminated from the body. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Actually, &nbsp;the standard understanding for the half-life is that it is the time for half of the medication &nbsp;TO &nbsp;REMAIN &nbsp;in the body.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the formal point of view, &nbsp;it is the same, &nbsp;because the two halves are equal, &nbsp;but &nbsp;STILL <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the commonly accepted understanding is half of the material &nbsp;TO &nbsp;BE &nbsp;REMAINED.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to and consistently with this understanding, &nbsp;this amount is called &nbsp;\"half-life\", &nbsp;and is not called &nbsp;\"half-death\". \r<BR>\n" );
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