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5) The function \(\mathrm{A}=\mathrm{A}_{0}\mathrm{e}^{-0.01386\mathrm{x}}\) models the amount in pounds of a particular radioactive material stored in a concrete vault, where x is the number of years since the material was put into the vault.
i. If \(\mathbf{400}\) pounds of the material are initially put into the vault, how many pounds will be left after \(\mathbf{120}\) years?
ii. How many years does it take for 400 pounds of material intially put into the vault to decay to 200 pounds material? Round to the nearest whole years.
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