A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 20 percent of the carbon-14 that is present in living trees. How long ago, to the nearest year, was the artifact made ?(the half-life of carbon -14 is 5730 years ) ____ years

A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 20 percent of the carbon-14 that is present in living trees. How long ago, to the nearest year, was the artifact made ?(the half-life of carbon -14 is 5730 years ) ____ years

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Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability

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