You go to the doctor and he gives you 16 milligrams of radioactive dye. After...

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You go to the doctor and he gives you 16 milligrams of radioactive dye. After 20 minutes, 4.75 milligrams ofdye remain in your system. To leave the doctor's office, you must pass through a radiation detector withoutsounding the alarm. If the detector will sound the alarm if more than 2 milligrams of the dye are in yoursystem, how long will your visit to the doctor take, assuming you were given the dye as soon as you arrived?Give your answer to the nearest minute.You will spendminutes at the doctor's office.

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