Suppose an Egyptian mummy is discovered in which the amount of carbon-14 present is only about one-sixth the amount found in is the - 0.0001216t living human beings. The amount of carbon-14 present in animal bones after t years is given by y=yo e where Yo amount of carbon-14 present in living human beings. About how long ago did the Egyptian die?

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