A patient is administered a \(1200\)-microgram dose of iodine-\(131\). How much iodine-\(131\) will be in the patient’s system after \(10\) days, after \(16\) days?
You deposit \(\$500\) in an account that earns \(8\%\) compounded quarterly. Find an equation that gives the amount of money in the account after \(t\) years, the amount in the account after \(5\) years, and when it will contain \(\$1\text{,}000\).
You deposit \(\$500\) in an account with an annual interest rate of \(8\%\) compounded continuously. Find an equation that gives the amount of money in the account after \(t\) years, the amount in the account after \(5\) years.
The San Francisco earthquake was \(8.3\) on the Richter scale. The San Fernando earthquake was measured \(6.6\). Find \(T\) for each and indicate how much stronger the San Francisco earthquake was.
The concentration of hydrogen ions in acid rain known to kill fish is \(3.2 \times 10^{-5}\) moles per liter. Find the pH of this acid rain to the nearest tenth.
A city has a population of \(32\text{,}000\) in 1994. The population \(t\) years later can be estimated by \(P=32\text{,}000e^{0.05t}\). When will it have \(50\text{,}000\) people?