Henry is taking a medicine for a common cold. The table below shows the amount of medicine f (t), in mg, that was present in Henry's body after time t: t (hours) 1 2 3 4 5 f (t) (mg) 282 265.08 249.18 234.22 220.17 Greg was administered 200 mg of the same medicine. The amount of medicine in his body f (t) after time t is shown by the equation below: f (t) = 200 (0.88) t Which statement best describes the rate at which Henry's and Greg's bodies eliminated the medicin

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Leyla Nguyen

24 January, 17:13

Henry is taking a medicine for a common cold. The table below shows the amount of medicine f (t), in mg, that was present in Henry's body after time t: t (hours) 1 2 3 4 5 f (t) (mg) 282 265.08 249.18 234.22 220.17 Greg was administered 200 mg of the same medicine. The amount of medicine in his body f (t) after time t is shown by the equation below: f (t) = 200 (0.88) t Which statement best describes the rate at which Henry's and Greg's bodies eliminated the medicin

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Ashlynn · Answer 1

After one hour, Henry's body loses 282 - 265.08 = 16.92 mg of medicine, while Greg's body loses 200 - 200 (0.88) = 24 mg of medicine

Therefore, Greg's body is removing the medicine faster.