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3 June, 23:42

Grace starts with 100 milligrams of a radioactive substance. The amount of the substance decreases by 1/4 each week for a number of weeks, w. She writes the expression 100 (1/4) w to find the amount of radioactive substance remaining after w weeks.

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  1. 4 June, 02:25
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    Each week the amount of radio active material is 100 * (1/4) ^x which is correct.

    So at the end of 4 weeks she will have

    amount = 100 * (1/4) ^x

    amount = 100 * (1/4) ^4

    amount = 100 * (1/256)

    amount = 0.390625 grams after 4 weeks.
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