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document.write( "The half life of carbon-14 is 5715 years. Prehistoric cave paintings were discovered in a cave in France. The paint contained 15% if the original carbon-14. Estimate the age of paintings.
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document.write( "I'm supposed to be using one of these formulas:
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document.write( "y=k(a)^x
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document.write( "At=Ao(1+r)^t
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document.write( "At=Ao(e)^rt
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