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BiologyBiology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)If the half-life of a radioisotope is 20,000 years, then a sample in which three-quarters of that radioisotope has decayed is ______ years old. a. 15,000 b. 26,667 c. 30,000 d. 40,000

If the half-life of a radioisotope is 20,000 years, then a sample in which three-quarters of that radioisotope has decayed is ______ years old. a. 15,000 b. 26,667 c. 30,000 d. 40,000

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If the half-life of a radioisotope is 20,000 years, then a sample in which three-quarters of that radioisotope has decayed is ______ years old.

  1. a. 15,000
  2. b. 26,667
  3. c. 30,000
  4. d. 40,000

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