document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1143314>Question 1143314</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x number of years of age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y fraction of original carbon-14 content\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question gives y=0.35 and asks for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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