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Interpret change in exponential models: changing units

The chemical element einsteinium-253253 naturally loses its mass over time. When a sample of einsteinium-253253 was initially measured, it had a mass of 1515 grams.
The relationship between the elapsed time tt, in weeks, and the mass, Mweek(t)M_{\text{week}}(t), left in the sample is modeled by the following function:

Complete the following sentence about the daily rate of change in the mass of the sample.
Round your answer to two decimal places.
Every day, the mass of the sample decays by a factor of
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
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