A scientist has a sample of the radioactive isotope bismuth-212. The isotope decays exponentially as shown in the table. Time (seconds) Mass (grams) 10 26.8 20 23.9 30 21.3 40 19.0 50 16.9 60 15.1 What was the approximate mass of the original sample? A. 27 grams B. 28 grams C. 29 grams D. 30 grams

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first we need to find out how much they are adding to each number to make the next number.

ex: 4 + 4 = 8, 8 + 8 = 16, and so on.

so continuing with 32,

32 + 32 = 64

64 + 64 = 128

128 + 128 = 256

256 + 256 = 512

4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512

the 8th term of the sequence will be 512

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the answer is b