When a radio-isotope in a fossil with a half-life of 4,000 years has been reduced to 25% of its original amount, how old is the fossil

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When a radio-isotope in a fossil with a half-life of 4,000 years has been reduced to 25% of its original amount, how old is the fossil? 

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