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Intermediate Algebra – Student Workbook – Second Edition 2013

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Lesson 3b <strong>–</strong> More Exponential Functions<br />

Practice Problems<br />

9. One 7-oz cup of coffee contains about 130 mg of caffeine. The half-life of caffeine in<br />

the body is about 6 hours.<br />

a) Use this information and your graphing calculator to determine the exponential<br />

regression equation that models the amount, A, of caffeine remaining in your body x<br />

hours after drinking one cup of coffee.<br />

b) According to the equation found in part a, how much caffeine remains in the body<br />

one hour after drinking one cup of coffee? Show all of your work and write your<br />

answer in a complete sentence. Round your answer to one decimal place as<br />

needed.<br />

c) According to the equation found in part a, how much caffeine remains in the body<br />

eight hours after drinking one cup of coffee? Show all of your work and write<br />

your answer in a complete sentence. Round your answer to one decimal place as<br />

needed.<br />

d) According to the equation found in part a, at what rate does your body metabolize<br />

(eliminate) the caffeine each hour?<br />

Scottsdale Community College Page 138 <strong>Intermediate</strong> <strong>Algebra</strong>

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