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Carbon Dating: Use the formula y= ae^-.00012t where a is the initial amount of carbon-14 , t is the number of years ago the animal lived, and y is the remaining amount after t years

how old is a fossil remain that has lost 95% of its carbon-14
15 years ago

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Anonymous
freifdofjfjd
14 years ago
Anonymous
about 25000
13 years ago
Student
Can u explain please
9 years ago
Student
rounded to the tenth, 24964.4yrs, 25000 years w/ sig figs
6 years ago

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