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An artifact was found and tested for its carbon-14 content. If 83% of the original carbon-14 was still present, what is its pro...Question
An artifact was found and tested for its carbon-14 content. If 75% of the original carbon-14 was still present what is its probable age to the nearest 100 years?. carbon -14 has a half-life of 5,730 years.
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Steve
just solve for t in
(1/2)^(t/5730) = 0.75
(1/2)^(t/5730) = 0.75