4. How old is a hominid skull with 30% of its original C14 concentration, given that the half-life of C14 is 5730 years? Report to the nearest year (a whole number)

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4. How old is a hominid skull with 30% of its original C14 concentration, given that the half-life of C14 is 5730
years? Report to the nearest year (a whole number)
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