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An element with mass 420 grams decays by 11.8% per minute. How much of the element is remaining after 16 minutes, to the nearest 10th of a gram?

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User Kerrick
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Answer: 56.3

Explanation:

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User Repoleved
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420(0.882)^16 ~ 56.3 grams left

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User Leaudro
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