document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201597>Question 1201597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Radioactive Carbon-14,which is found in all living things, has a half-life of 5700 years and can be used to date fossils. Suppose a fossil contains 15% of the amount of Carbon-14  that the organism contained when it was alive. Calculate the age of the fossil.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "and evaluate x. </SPAN>\n" );
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