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document.write( "A scientist determined that the bones from a mastodon had lost 70.2% of their carbon-14. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old were the bones at the time they were discovered?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will find there the description of the carbon dating method and the sample for your problem to solve.\r<BR>\n" );
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