The radioactive element​ carbon-14 has a​ half-life of 5750 years. A scientist determined that the bones from a mastodon had lost 70.3​% of their​ carbon-14.

Question

The radioactive element​ carbon-14 has a​ half-life of 5750 years. A scientist determined that the bones from a mastodon had lost

70.3​%

of their​ carbon-14. How old were the bones at the time they were​ discovered?

Answer 1

(1 - 0.703) = (0.5)^t/5750

Can you solve for t and answer?

(Quite a task for someone in Algebra 1).