Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 129

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-The functio models the amount in pounds of a particular radioactive material stored in a $$\mathrm { A } = \mathrm { A } _ { \mathrm { O } } \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.0099 \mathrm { x } }$$ concrete vault, where x is the number of years since the material was put into the vault. If 500 pounds of the material are initially put into the vault, how many pounds will be left after 80 years?

• A) 286 pounds
• B) 273 pounds
• C) 226 pounds
• D) 219 pounds

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