document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59882>Question 59882</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618073639/algebrahomeworkh>Applied College Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 2000 an archeologist discovered a sandal made from yucca fiber that she believed was from A.D. 700. Estimate the percentage of the yucca fiber's original carbon-14 that remained when the sandal was found. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = S (1/2)^(t/5730)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = S (1/2)^(1300/5730)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A= S (0.85448...)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of carbon 14 left in year 2000 is 85.45% of the original amount.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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