Taren was modeling the rate of decay of a certain medication in the blood

stream based on the amount of time that has passed since the patient took

the medication. The function used to model the situation is represented by

the function f (x) = 500 (0.25). What does the value 0.25 in the function rule

represent in the situation?

The amount of medicine, in grams, left int he patient's blood stream,

The amount, in grams, of the medication initially take by the patient.

The amount of time, in hours, that pass between measurements of the medication in

the patient's blood stream.

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The rate of decay of the medication amount in the patient's blood stream over time.

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Jazmin

Mathematics

27 February, 18:52

Taren was modeling the rate of decay of a certain medication in the blood

stream based on the amount of time that has passed since the patient took

the medication. The function used to model the situation is represented by

the function f (x) = 500 (0.25). What does the value 0.25 in the function rule

represent in the situation?

The amount of medicine, in grams, left int he patient's blood stream,

The amount, in grams, of the medication initially take by the patient.

The amount of time, in hours, that pass between measurements of the medication in

the patient's blood stream.

O

The rate of decay of the medication amount in the patient's blood stream over time.

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Elisha Jacobs · Answer 1

The last one, The rate of decay of the medication amount in the patient's blood stream overtime.

Reasoning:

X in the function represents the amount of time.

500 is the starting amount of medicine