
Mike D. answered 05/01/21
Experienced high school discrete math teacher
After 1 halflife, the wood contains half (50%) of the carbon-14 present when it dies
So the artifact was made one halflife eg 5730 years, ago
Emma B.
asked 05/01/21A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 50 percent of the carbon-14 that is present in living trees. How long ago, to the nearest year, was the artifact made? (The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years.)
_____ years.
Mike D. answered 05/01/21
Experienced high school discrete math teacher
After 1 halflife, the wood contains half (50%) of the carbon-14 present when it dies
So the artifact was made one halflife eg 5730 years, ago
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