Determine how old is the charcoal sample

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A 5.20 g charcoal sample from anancient fire pit has a 14C activity of 63.0disintegrations/min. A living tree has a 14C activity of15.3 disintegrations/min per 1.00 g. The half-life of14C is 5730 y. How old is the charcoal sample?

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