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Solve. -In the Formula a = Iekt, a Is the Amount

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-In the formula A = Iekt, A is the amount of radioactive material remaining from an initial amount I at a given time t and k is a negative constant determined by the nature of the material. An artifact is discovered at a certain
Site. If it has 55% of the carbon-14 it originally contained, what is the approximate age of the artifact?
(carbon-14 decays at the rate of 0.0125% annually.) (Round to the nearest year.)


A) 4783 yr
B) 2077 yr
C) 4400 yr
D) 3600 yr

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