Technetium-99m is a drug taken by a patient and then used to study tumors in the brain, lungs and other parts of the body. A patient takes a 1000-mg pill. The data below shows how much active ingredient remains in the body over 6-hour time intervals. a) What is the initial value? b) What is the growth/decay factor? c) Write a rule for the function.

Matt and brian were solving a system of equations. they both noticed that the two lines had the same slope. brian said that because each line in the system had the same slope, the two lines had to be parallel, which meant the solution to the system was "no solution" matt disagreed, and said they should also look at the y-intercepts before determining how many solutions there were. who is correct?

Ateacher asked his students to vote for an animal to be their class pet. five-eighteenths of the students voted for a rabbit, voted for a snake, and voted for a hamster. which statement is true? more students voted for a hamster than a snake. more students voted for a snake than a rabbit. more students voted for a rabbit than a hamster. more students voted for a snake than a hamster.

If g(x) = x+1/ x-2 and h (x) =4 - x , what is the value of ( g*h) (-3)?