Ariana starts with 100 milligrams of a radioactive substance. the amount of the substance decreases by 20% each week for a number of weeks, w. the expression 100(1−0.2)w finds the amount of radioactive substance remaining after w weeks. which statement about this expression is true? a) it is the difference between the initial amount and the percent decrease. b) it is the difference between the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks. c) it is the initial amount raised to the decay factor after w weeks. d) it is the product of the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks.
Situation: . find the substance's half-life, in days. round your answer to the nearest tenth. a 11 gram sample of a substance that's used to treat thyroid disorders has a k. value of 0.1247. enter the correct answer n - noekt done no - initial mass (at time t = 0) n - mass at timet k a positive constant that depends on the substance itself and on the units used to measure time t= time, in days