MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER Archaeologists used pieces of burned wood, or charcoal, found at the site to date prehistoric paintings and drawings on walls and cellings of a cave in Lascaux, France. Use the information in Example 3 of Section 3.1 to determine the appropriate age of a piece of burned wood, if it was found that 83% of the C-14 found in living trees of the same type had decayed. (Round your answer to the nearest hundred years.) 1540 x years Need Help?

MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHER Archaeologists used pieces of burned wood, or charcoal, found at the site to date prehistoric paintings and drawings on walls and cellings of a cave in Lascaux, France. Use the information in Example 3 of Section 3.1 to determine the appropriate age of a piece of burned wood, if it was found that 83% of the C-14 found in living trees of the same type had decayed. (Round your answer to the nearest hundred years.) 1540 x years Need Help?

College Algebra

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Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.7: Probability

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Use this data for the exercises that follow: In 2013, there were roughly 317 million citizens in the United States, and about 40 million were elderly (aged 65 and over).[34] 60. It is predicted that by 2030, one in five U.S. citizens will be elderly. How much greater will the chances of meeting an elderly person be at that time? What policy changes do you foresee if these statistics hold true?

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