A fresh piece of bone emits

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A carbon sample taken from the bone of a saber-tooth tiger emits 1 beta emission a minute. A carbon sample of the same size taken from a fresh piece of bone emits 16 beta emissions a minute. How long ago did the saber-tooth tiger live?

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