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You are asked to help with the radiodating of a plant based sample excavated from an archaeological site. The rate of ^ 14 C decay in the sample is 15,0\% of the 1 ^ 14 * C decay rate in a living plant. What is the estimated age of the archaeological sample? (The half-life for ^ 14 C is 5730 years.)

O 1.90 * 10 ^ 4 * wars

O 1.34 * 10 ^ 5 years

O 1.81 * 10 ^ 4 years

1.57 * 10 ^ 4 years

Ⓒ 1.24 * 10 ^ 3 * years
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2 years ago
Here's the exact method I used:
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