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A quantity with an initial value of 750 decays continuously at a rate

of 8.5% per hour. What is the value of the quantity after 147 minutes,
to the nearest hundredth?

User DanKodi
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Answer:

749.79

Explanation:

147 minutes = 2 and 27/60 hours

8.5% times 2 and 27/60 = 0.20825 or 833/4000

750 - 0.20825 = 749.79175

749.79175 to the nearest hundredth = 749.79

Hope this helps.

User Probie
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Answer:609

Explanation:

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