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An adult takes 800 mg of ibuprofen. Each hour, the amount of ibuprofen in the person's

system decreases by about 32%. How much ibuprofen is left after 5 hours?

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Answer:

116.31468544 mg ibuprofen left

Explanation:

Since there are 800 mg at the beginning and the system decreases by about 32% of the ibuprofen

After 1 hour

→ 800 - (800x32/100) = 800 - 256 = 544 mg ibuprofen left

After 2 hours

→ 544 - (544x32/100) = 544 - 174.08 = 369.92 mg ibuprofen left

After 3 hours

→ 369.92 - (369.92x32/100) = 369.92 - 118.3744 = 251.5456 mg ibuprofen left

After 4 hours

→ 251.5456 - (251.5456x32/100) = 251.5456 - 80.494592 = 171.051008 mg ibuprofen left

After 5 hours

→ 171.051008 - (171.051008x32/100) = 171.051008 - 54.73632256 = 116.31468544 mg ibuprofen left

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