The Rate of Change with Respect to Time of the Quantity

question 7

Multiple Choice

The rate of change with respect to time of the quantity q of pain reliever in a person's body t hours after the individual takes the medication is proportional to the quantity of medication remaining. Assume that 5 hours after a person takes 400 milligrams of a pain reliever, one-half of the original dose remains. How much pain reliever will remain after 10 hours? Round your answer to the nearest milligram.

• A) 87 milligrams
• B) 76 milligrams
• C) 29 milligrams
• D) 25 milligrams
• E) 100 milligrams

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