Question 81513
x amount of 5730 years has passed
there was originally y amount of carbon-14
now, there is 0.59y left of the carbon-14
0.59y = y(0.5)^(x)
0.59 = (0.5)^x
log(0.59) = x * log(0.5)
log(0.59) / log(0.5) = x
x = about 0.76 amount of 5730 years
Product = 4,361.75 years about