The half-life of an isotope is 1000 years. A 50-gram sample of the isotope is sealed in a box. How long will it take until all of the original sample of the isotope is gone?

You call the pizza store and find out that eachpizza has 12 slices. you expect 16 people tocome, and you estimate each person will eat 3slices. how many pizzas should you order

An assembly consists of two mechanical components. suppose that the probabilities that the first and second components meet specifications are 0.87 and 0.84. assume that the components are independent. determine the probability mass function of the number of components in the assembly that meet specifications. x

Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.