Loose Leaf for Physical Science
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Author: Tillery, Bill W
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 19AC
To determine
The age of the Universe from the following options:
5 billion years.
10 billion years.
14 billion years.
25 billion years.
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