Solve the Problem. -A Single Injection of a Drug Is Administered to a Administered

question 54

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A single injection of a drug is administered to a patient. The amount Q in the body then decreases at a rate proportional to the amount present, and for this particular drug the rate is 3% per hour. Thus, with where t is time in hours. If the initial injection is 4 milliliters about how many hours
After the drug is given will there be 2 milliliters of the drug remaining in the body? (Round answer to the
Nearest tenth of an hour.)

• A) 69.3 hours
• B) 21.3 hours
• C) 11.3 hours
• D) 23.1 hours

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