A fuel is purified by passing it through a clay pipe. Each foot of the clay pipe removes a fixed percentage of impurities in the

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A fuel is purified by passing it through a clay pipe. Each foot of the clay pipe removes a fixed percentage of impurities in the

fuel. Let f(x) represent the amount of pollutants, in tons, left in the fuel after it had passed through x feet of the clay pipe.
f(x) = 10(0.8)x

What does the number 0.8 represent?

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creativ13 [48] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-29T17:29:24+03:00

creativ13 [48]3 years ago

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The amount of pollutants.