A chemical spill pollutes a stream. A monitoring device finds 620 ppm (parts per million) of the

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A chemical spill pollutes a stream. A monitoring device finds 620 ppm (parts per million) of the chemical 1.0 mi below the spill, and the readings decrease by 12.5% for each mile farther downstream. How far downstream is the reading 100 ppm?

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Basic Technical Mathematics

ISBN: 9780137529896

12th Edition

Authors: Allyn J. Washington, Richard Evans

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