growth and decay - 1 problem

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Mathematics

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A paleontologist finds an unidentified bone. In the laboratory, she finds that the Carbon-14 found in the bone is ⅓ of that found in living bone tissue. How old is the bone? Round to the nearest whole number. (use the equation for Carbon-14 half life found in your book y=ae -0.00012t)


about 398 years

about 916 years

about 3976 years

about 9155 years

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Explanation & Answer

We don't know a but we know thata*e^(-0.00012*t) = (1/3) * a.a is...


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