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A typical cup of coffee contains about 80 mg of caffeine and every hour approximately 21% is metabolized and eliminated.Write the definition of a function named k that expresses the amount of caffeine in the body in mg as a function of t, the number of hours since the coffee was consumed. How much caffeine is in the body after 7 hours?

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Since the amount of caffeine depreciates by 21% every hour, this is a case of exponential decay. The formula is expressed as

A(t) = Aoe^- rt

where

Ao = initial amount

r = rate of decay(the negative sign indicates decay)

t = time

From the information given,

Ao = 80

r = 21/100 = 0.21

Writing the function in terms of k and t, we have

k(t) = 80e^-0.21t

For 7 hours, we would substitute t = 7 into the function. We have

k(7) = 80e^- 0.21 * 7

k(7) = 80e^-1.47

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