document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195957>Question 1195957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi please assist me with this question\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Radioactive carbon-14 is used to determine the age of artifacts because it concentrates in the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "organism only when they are alive. It has a half-life of 5730 years. In 1947, Dead Sea Scroll <BR>\n" );
document.write( "were found by one of the South Africa Universities professor. Analysis indicate that scroll<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wrapping contain s 76% of their original carbon -14. Estimate the age of the Dead Sea Scroll.<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 #828609 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=828609\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Half-Life, 5730 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from HALF-LIFE information, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=k=ln%282%29%2F5730 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"k=ln%282%29%2F5730\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The form of the model you want to use is from <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28ln%28y%29-ln%28p%29%29%2F%28-k%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28ln%28y%29-ln%28p%29%29%2F%28-k%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the given values, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28ln%28100%2F76%29%29%2F0.000120968 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28ln%28100%2F76%29%29%2F0.000120968\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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