Asked by wholemelt

Juan analyzes the amount of radioactive material remaining in a medical waste container over time. He writes the function f(x)=10(0.98)x to represent the amount of radioactive material that will remain after x hours in the container.

Rounded to the nearest tenth, how much radioactive material will remain after 10 hours?

0.8 units
1.3 units
8.2 units
9.8 units

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
f(10) = 10(0.98)^10 ≈ 10 × 0.8171 = 8.171 → rounded to nearest tenth: 8.2 units.