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The radioactive element carbon-14 has a half-life of 5750 years. A scientist determined that the bones from a mastodon had los

t 57.5% of their carbon-14. How old were the bones at the time they were discovered?

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Arisa [49]2 years ago

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Therefore, the bones were 6612.5 years old at the time they were discovered.

<h3><u>Half life</u></h3>

Given that the radioactive element carbon-14 has a half-life of 5750 years, and a scientist determined that the bones from a mastodon had lost 57.5% of their carbon-14, to determine how old were the bones at the time they were discovered, the following calculation must be made:

50 = 5750
100 = 11500
57.5 = X
57.5 x 11500 / 100 = X
6612.5 = X

Therefore, the bones were 6612.5 years old at the time they were discovered.

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