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A Saber- Toothed- Tiger's Bones Contain 1/32 of the Amount

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A saber- toothed- tiger's bones contain 1/32 of the amount of 14C that is contained in the bone material of living animals. The half- life of 14C is 6000 years. From this information, we can conclude


A) that the tiger died about 30,000 years ago.
B) that the tiger died about 18,000 years ago.
C) nothing at all, because of the uncertainties associated with radioactive decay.
D) nothing at all, because 14C dating is known to be inaccurate.
E) that the tiger died about [i.e., plus or minus a few thousand years] 42,000 years ago.

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