Morphine is administered to a patient intravenously with an initial amount of 15 mg. About 33.1% of the morphine in a patient's body is metabolized and leaves the body each hour. How much morphine will be left after 2.6 hours (rounded to the nearest hundredth)?
A) 0.35
B) 0.85
C) 5.27
D) 0.67
E) 10.04

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After 1 hour, 33.1% of the morphine will remain, which is:
0.331 x 15 mg = 4.97 mg
Therefore, after 2.6 hours, the amount of morphine remaining will be:
(0.331)^2.6 x 15 mg = 5.27 mg (rounded to the nearest hundredth)

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