Statistics show that the fractional part of a pair of flashlight batteries, P, that is still good after t hours of use is given by P=4−0.02t. What fractional part of the batteries is still operating after 200 hours of use? Express your answer as a fraction or as a decimal rounded to six decimal places.

Applying the formula, it is found that the fractional part of the batteries is still operating after 200 hours of use is of 0.003906.

The fractional part of batteries still working after t hours is an exponential function modeled by:

Then, after 200 hours, we have have that , and hence:

The fractional part of the batteries is still operating after 200 hours of use is of 0.003906.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Required

Determine P when t = 200

To do this, we simply substitute 200 for t in

Apply law of indices:

So:

becomes

As a decimal

(approximated)

x is the total time in minutes for the free response

you are given number of questions as 15 - m and time per item as 8 minutes

to find x multiply the two givens together:

x = 8 * (15-m) = 8(15-m)

step-by-step explanation: