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Solve the Problem A=Iekt,A\mathrm{A}=\mathrm{Ie}^{\mathrm{kt}}, \mathrm{A} Is the Amount of Radioactive Material Remaining from an Initial

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-In the formula A=Iekt,A\mathrm{A}=\mathrm{Ie}^{\mathrm{kt}}, \mathrm{A} is the amount of radioactive material remaining from an initial amount I at a given time tt and kk is a negative constant determined by the nature of the material. An artifact is discovered at a certain site. If it has 79%79 \% 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) 6 320yr320 \mathrm{yr}
B) 1886yr1886 \mathrm{yr}
C) 1680 yr
D) 819 yr

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