SOLUTION: A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 35 percent of the carbon-14 that is present in living trees. How long ago, to the nearest year, was the artifact made? (The half-lif

Question 1143314: A wooden artifact from an ancient tomb contains 35 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.)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

x number of years of age
y fraction of original carbon-14 content

Question gives y=0.35 and asks for x.
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