Authorities conducted an investigation and found that the chemical Trioxin was illegally dumped into the local swamp. Ex
Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 10:11 am
Authorities conducted an investigation and found that the
chemical Trioxin was illegally dumped into the local swamp. Exactly
four days after the assumed time of the crime, the amount of
Trioxin in the swamp was estimated at about 39.6 barrels, and
exactly seven days after the crime, it was estimated at 31.1
barrels. Assume that no Trioxin was in the swamp before
the crime, and that Trioxin decays exponentially. Construct a
model that estimates the amount of Trioxin (in barrels)
remaining in the swamp t days after it was dumped, then use
that model to answer the following.
1) According to the model, how much Trioxin was initially
dumped into the swamp?
ROUND TO ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
About _______barrels were initially dumped into the swamp.
2) According to the model, at what rate was the amount of
Trioxin in the swamp decreasing exactly 4 days after it
was dumped? ROUND TO ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
The Trioxin was decreasing at a rate of ____barrels per day.
3) How many days after the crime will/did it take for the
amount of Trioxin in the swamp to drop to 2 barrels? ROUND
TO ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
It took or will take about _______days.
chemical Trioxin was illegally dumped into the local swamp. Exactly
four days after the assumed time of the crime, the amount of
Trioxin in the swamp was estimated at about 39.6 barrels, and
exactly seven days after the crime, it was estimated at 31.1
barrels. Assume that no Trioxin was in the swamp before
the crime, and that Trioxin decays exponentially. Construct a
model that estimates the amount of Trioxin (in barrels)
remaining in the swamp t days after it was dumped, then use
that model to answer the following.
1) According to the model, how much Trioxin was initially
dumped into the swamp?
ROUND TO ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
About _______barrels were initially dumped into the swamp.
2) According to the model, at what rate was the amount of
Trioxin in the swamp decreasing exactly 4 days after it
was dumped? ROUND TO ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
The Trioxin was decreasing at a rate of ____barrels per day.
3) How many days after the crime will/did it take for the
amount of Trioxin in the swamp to drop to 2 barrels? ROUND
TO ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
It took or will take about _______days.