Solve. -The Amount of Particulate Matter Left in Solution During a a Filtering

question 25

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-The amount of particulate matter left in solution during a filtering process is given by the equation , where n is the number of filtering steps. Find the amounts left for n = 0 and n = 5. (Round to the nearest whole number.)

• A) 1000, 125
• B) 500, 16
• C) 500, 125
• D) 500, 2000

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