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At the beginning of an experiment, a scientist has 332 grams of radioactive goo. After 90 minutes, her sample has decayed to 20.75 grams.
What is the half-life of the goo in minutes?
Find a formula for G(t), the amount of goo remaining at time t.
How many grams of goo will remain after 53 minutes?
You may enter the exact value or round to 2 decimal places.
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