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When radioactive substances​ decay, the amount remaining will form a geometric sequence when measured over constant intervals of time. The table shows the amount of a radioactive isotope initially and after 2 hours. What are the amounts left after 1​ hour, 3​ hours, and 4​ hours?

0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
1866, , 465 , ,

When radioactive substances​ decay, the amount remaining will form a geometric sequence-example-1
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I am not sure because there is no info about what is rate of decay
I assume if there is rate of decay is constant every hour then 0-2 it is
It 1/4th
So for 1st hour it is 933 gram
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