The half-life of a certain radioactive material is 32 days. An initial amount of the material has a mass of 361 kg. Write an exponential function that models the decay of this material. Find how much radioactive material remains after 5 days. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.

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anonymous · Answer

I have no idea how to do this but I am willing to learn ..

whpalmer4 · Answer

Okay.  If the half-life is 32 days, how much is left of the original quantity after 32 days?
Let's call the original quantity $P_0$

whpalmer4 · Answer

it shouldn't take this long to type

"1/2" :)

anonymous · Answer

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