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The function f(x)=5000(0.98)0.3x represents the number of white-blood cells, per cubic millimeter, in a patient x days after beginning treatment for a virus.

What is the average decrease per day in white-blood cells per cubic millimeter between days 1 and 5?

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the average is about  40 cubic millimeters
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The answer is -29.75 
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