Answer:
Hey there!
This is because the theoretical probability is different from the experimental probability. The theoretical probability is what is expected, but the experimental probability is what actually happens.
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Answer: B
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:x= -12
Step-by-step explanation:
It is the 1st equation at the top.
Reason: First check the equations to check that the initial amount is 497 kg. You can do this by setting x = 0 into all of the equations. The 3rd and 4th equations evaluate to 2 when x = 0 and so you can eliminate the bottom 2 equations immediately. Equation # 2 does not work since the half-life value of 1.040 kg is way to small (significantly smaller than half of 497 kg).
You can check that equation # 1 is the right one, by setting x = 0 and getting
y = 497*(1/2)^[(1/38) * 0] = 497
so the initial amount is 497
Also check that there is 1/2 the amount at time 38 (since the half-life is 38 days)
y = 497 * (1/2)^[(1/38) * 38] = 248.5
248.5 kg is half of 497 and so this checks out for equation # 1.
Since we know equation # 1 is good, now we evaluate at x = 4 to get
y = 497 * (1/2)^[(1/38) * 4] = 462.029
so our answer to the thousandth places is 462.029 kg.