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Compounds A and B are used in an experiment.


The equation y=500(0.5)x


represents the remaining amount of compound A, in grams, after x hours. The table shows the remaining amount of compound B.

Time (h) Grams of B

1 200

2 100

3 50


What is the positive difference in the initial amount of each compound?

Verified Answer :

Answer:

Positive Difference = 100 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

We have two compound A and B

Compound A: \(y=500(0.5)^x\)

We have to find initial value of compound A. For initial value, we will put x=0 into equation.

Initial amount \(=500(0.5)^0\)

Initial amount of compound A = 500 grams

Compound B:

Time (h)           :    1         2        3

Compound B  : 200    100     50

First we have to make the function for compound B.

According to table we can see amount becomes 50% of previous value every hour.

In 1 hour, Compound B = 200 grams

Initial amount should be 50% more than 200.

Initial amount of Compound B = 400 grams

We need to find positive difference of initial amount of compound  A and B

Difference = 500 - 400

Positive Difference = 100 grams

Hence, The positive difference of initial amount of Compound A and Compound B is 100 grams.