-30% answer is right because it lost 3 inches and 30 percent of 10 is 3.
Answer: -30%
Answer:
The answer to your question is the last option
Step-by-step explanation:
Quadratic equation
2 = - x + x² - 4
Order the equation from the highest power to the lowest power. Do not consider 2 because it is not consider in the options given.
x² - x - 4 = 0
Identify a, b and c
(1) x² -(1) x - 4 = 0
a = 1 b = -1 c = - 6
Substitution

A function m(t)= m₀e^(-rt) that models the mass remaining after t years is; m(t) = 27e^(-0.00043t)
The amount of sample that will remain after 4000 years is; 4.8357 mg
The number of years that it will take for only 17 mg of the sample to remain is; 1076 years
<h3>How to solve exponential decay function?</h3>
A) Using the model for radioactive decay;
m(t)= m₀e^(-rt)
where;
m₀ is initial mass
r is rate of growth
t is time
Thus, we are given;
m₀ = 27 mg
r = (In 2)/1600 = -0.00043 which shows a decrease by 0.00043
and so we have;
m(t) = 27e^(-0.00043t)
c) The amount that will remain after 4000 years is;
m(4000) = 27e^(-0.00043 * 4000)
m(4000) = 27 * 0.1791
m(4000) = 4.8357 mg
d) For 17 mg to remain;
17 = 27e^(-0.00043 * t)
17/27 = e^(-0.00043 * t)
In(17/27) = -0.00043 * t
-0.4626/-0.00043 = t
t = 1076 years
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