document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195759>Question 1195759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The radioactive element​ carbon-14 has a​ half-life of 5750 years. A scientist determined that the bones from a mastodon had lost 60.4​% of their​ carbon-14. How old were the bones at the time they were​ discovered?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #828281 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39627)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=828281\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Often chosen equation model,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=pe%5E%28-kx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=pe%5E%28-kx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HALF-LIFE, C-14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example indicates p=100, y=100-60.4=39.6.\r<BR>\n" );
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