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Solve the Problem A=\mathrm { A } = Iekt A\mathrm { A }

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-In the formula A=\mathrm { A } = Iekt, A\mathrm { A } is the amount of radioactive material remaining from an initial amount I at a given time tt and k\mathrm { k } is a negative constant determined by the nature of the material. An artifact is discovered at a certain site. If it has 54%54 \% of the carbon-14 it originally contained, what is the approximate age of the artifact? (carbon-14 decays at the rate of 0.0125%0.0125 \% annually.) (Round to the nearest year.)


A) 2141yr2141 \mathrm { yr }
B) 4320yr4320 \mathrm { yr }
C) 3680yr3680 \mathrm { yr }
D) 4929yr4929 \mathrm { yr }

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