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Iodine 131 Is a Radioactive Isotope of Iodine That Is x\mathrm{x}

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Iodine 131 is a radioactive isotope of iodine that is used to treat hyperthyroidism. If a sample of 42 milligrams of iodine- 131 is present initially, the number of milligrams that remain after x\mathrm{x} days can be modeled by the function f(x) =42e0.079x\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x}) =42 \mathrm{e}^{-0.079 \mathrm{x}} . How many milligrams will remain after 5 days? Round to the nearest tenth of a milligram


A) 38.8 milligrams
B) 62.3 milligrams
C) 37.9 milligrams
D) 28.3 milligrams

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