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Help with math problem PLEASE ! pre calculus?

How do i set this up to solve it? the equation we have to use is A= a0e^kt

Strontium 90 is a radioactive isotope that decays exponentially at 2.8% per year. Suppose there are initially 1000 grams of strontium 90 in a substance.

a) Find the number of grams of strontium 90 left after 50 years.

b) Find the half-life of strontium 90.

2.

: A colony of bacteria increases according to the law of uninhibited growth.

a) If the number of bacteria doubles in 5 hours, find the function that gives the number of cells

in the culture.

b) If there are 10,000 cells initially, how long will it take for there to be 25,000?

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!

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  • alex
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

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    A = 1000 e^(-0.028t)

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