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At the beginning of an experiment, there are 600 grams of contaminants. Each hour, half of the contaminants are filtered out. How many grams of contaminants remain after 4 hours?

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37.5 is the answer37.5 grams
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37.5 grams of contaminants will remain after 4 hours.
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