The function gives the mass, m, of a radioactive substance remaining after h half-lives. Iron has a half-life of 2.7 years. Which equation gives the mass of a 200 mg Iron sample remaining after y years, and approximately how many milligrams remain after 12 years?
; 1.7 mg
; 30.8 mg
; 3.2 mg
; 9.2 mg

85.560%

step-by-step explanation:

conditional probability is defined as:

p(a|b) = p(a∩b) / p(b)

in other words, the probability that a occurs, given that b has occurred = the probability that both a and b occur / the probability that b occurs.

in this example:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = p(turns 64 & turns 44) / p(turns 44).

if someone turns 64, they must have already turned 44, so:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = p(turns 64) / p(turns 44)

on page 42, we see that of the original 100,000, 94944 turn 44, and 81234 turn 64.   therefore:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = 81234 / 94944

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = 0.85560

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