A doctor prescribes 400 milligrams of medicine to treat an infection. Each hour following the initial dose, 85% of the concentration remains in the body from the preceding hour. Complete the table showing the amount of medicine remaining after each hour. Round the number of milligrams remaining to the nearest whole number. Do not use exponents in the "Process" column, and do not put spaces in between parentheses. Number of Hours Process Number of Milligrams Remaining in the Body0400 4001 400(0.85) 3402 400(0.85)(0.85) 3 4 5

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A doctor prescribes 400 milligrams of medicine to treat an infection. Each hour following the initial dose, 85% of the concentration remains in the body from the preceding hour. Complete the table showing the amount of medicine remaining after each hour. Round the number of milligrams remaining to the nearest whole number. Do not use exponents in the "Process" column, and do not put spaces in between parentheses. Number of Hours	Process	Number of Milligrams Remaining in the Body0400	4001	400(0.85)	3402	400(0.85)(0.85)	3		4		5

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Number of Hours Process Number of Milligrams Remaining in the Body 0 400 1 400(0.85) 340 2 400(0.85)(0.85) 289 3 400(0.85)(0.85)(0.85) 246 4 400(0.85)(0.85)(0.85)(0.85) 210 5 400(0.85)(0.85)(0.85)(0.85)(0.85) 178