Element X is a radioactive isotope such that every 26 years, its mass decreases by half. Given that the initial mass of a sample of Element X is 390 grams, how long would it be until the mass of the sample reached 260 grams, to the nearest tenth of a year?​

Amerchant has coffee worth $60 a pound that she wishes to mix with 50 pounds of coffee worth $90 a pound to get a mixture that she will sell for $70 a pound. how many pounds of the & 60 coffee should be used?

Does the problem involve permutations or? combinations? do not solve. the matching section of an exam has 4 questions and 7 possible answers. in how many different ways can a student answer the 4 ? questions, if none of the answer choices can be? repeated?

Acompany produces packets of soap powder labeled “giant size 32 ounces.” the actual weight of soap powder in such a box has a normal distribution with a mean of 33 oz and a standard deviation of 0.7 oz. to avoid having dissatisfied customers, the company says a box of soap is considered underweight if it weighs less than 32 oz. to avoid losing money, it labels the top 5% (the heaviest 5%) overweight. how heavy does a box have to be for it to be labeled overweight?