I tried 54.4 & it’s wrong.. (Geometry)

Element x decays radioactively with a half life of 8 minutes. if there are 450 grams of element x, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, would it take the element to decay to 37 grams?

The marriott family bought a new apartment three years ago for $65,000. the apartment is now worth $86,515. assuming a steady rate of growth, what was the yearly rate of appreciation? what is the percent of the yearly rate of appreciation?

It says factor each expression completely 8y+48