A radioactive substance loses half its amount every 50 years. Which type of function best models this scenario?(1 point)

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exponential decay function
exponential decay function

exponential growth function
exponential growth function

linear function
linear function

quadratic function

Answer 1

The best function to model the scenario where a radioactive substance loses half its amount every 50 years is an exponential decay function. This is because the quantity of the substance decreases by a consistent percentage (50%) over a fixed time interval (50 years).