Suppose an Egyptian mummy is discovered in which the amount of carbon-14 present is only about one-fifth the amount found in living human beings. The amount of carbon-14 present in animal bones after t years is given by y= yo e0.0001216 where yo is the amount of carbon-14 present in living human beings. About how long ago did the Egyptian die? About yr ago the Egyptian had died. (Round to the nearest integer as needed.)

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Suppose an Egyptian mummy is discovered in which the amount of carbon-14 present is only about one-fifth the amount found in living human beings. The
amount of carbon-14 present in animal bones after t years is given by y = Yo e
- where y, is the amount of carbon-14 present in living human
0.0001216t
Yo
beings. About how long ago did the Egyptian die?
About yr ago the Egyptian had died.
(Round to the nearest integer as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose an Egyptian mummy is discovered in which the amount of carbon-14 present is only about one-fifth the amount found in living human beings. The amount of carbon-14 present in animal bones after t years is given by y = Yo e - where y, is the amount of carbon-14 present in living human 0.0001216t Yo beings. About how long ago did the Egyptian die? About yr ago the Egyptian had died. (Round to the nearest integer as needed.)
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