David W.

asked • 07/25/17

Algebra question.

The half-life of carbon-14 is 5600 years. If a piece of charcoal made from the wood of a tree shows only 73% of the carbon-14 expected in living matter, when did the tree die?
The tree died about ______ years ago?
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest whole number.)

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