I'm really confused pt.2

Me figure out the process to determine x you appreciate it : )

Bismuth-210 is an isotope that radioactively decays by about 13% each day, meaning 13% of the remaining bismuth-210 transforms into another atom (polonium-210 in this case) each day. if you begin with 233 mg of bismuth-210, how much remains after 8 days?

Subscriptions to a popular fashion magazine have gone down by a consistent percentage each year and can be modeled by the function y = 42,000(0.96)t. what does the value 42,000 represent in the function?