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For Exercises 23-24, refer to the model
used in Example 5 for radiocarbon dating.
A sample from a mummified bull was taken from a pyramid in Dashur, Egypt. The sample shows that 78% of the carbon-14 still remains. How old is the sample? Round to the nearest year. (See Example 5 )
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