The rate at which a particular medication leaves an individual's bloodstream is proportional to the amount of this medication that is in the bloodstream. An individual takes 200 mg of the drug initially. The amount of medication is halved every 12 hours. Approximately how many mg of the medication remain in the individual's bloodstream after 7 hours? O 127 mg 133 mg 150 mg 174 mg

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The rate at which a particular medication leaves an individual's bloodstream is proportional to the amount of this medication that is in the bloodstream. An individual takes 200 mg of the drug initially. The amount of
medication is halved every 12 hours. Approximately how many mg of the medication remain in the individual's bloodstream after 7 hours?
O 127 mg
133 mg
150 mg
174 mg
Transcribed Image Text:The rate at which a particular medication leaves an individual's bloodstream is proportional to the amount of this medication that is in the bloodstream. An individual takes 200 mg of the drug initially. The amount of medication is halved every 12 hours. Approximately how many mg of the medication remain in the individual's bloodstream after 7 hours? O 127 mg 133 mg 150 mg 174 mg
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