Yevgeniy1990
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So I am way stuck on these problems....
7. [8 points] The half-life of iodine-123 is 13 hours. Suppose you begin with 100 grams of iodine.
a) Write the equation that gives the amount of iodine 123 after t hours.
Answer a): _________________________
b) Determine the number of hours needed for your sample to decay to 10 grams. Use logarithms to solve and show your work.
Answer b): ________________________
8. [9 points] The graph shown below is for the function . The quantities , , and represent fixed constants.

7. [8 points] The half-life of iodine-123 is 13 hours. Suppose you begin with 100 grams of iodine.
a) Write the equation that gives the amount of iodine 123 after t hours.
Answer a): _________________________
b) Determine the number of hours needed for your sample to decay to 10 grams. Use logarithms to solve and show your work.
Answer b): ________________________
8. [9 points] The graph shown below is for the function . The quantities , , and represent fixed constants.

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