Determine what is the age of the sample in years

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Question: The age of a piece of wood from an archeological site is to be determined using the Carbon-14 method. The activity of the sample is measured to be 0.377 times the Carbon-14 activity of living plants. The half-life of the Carbon-14 isotope is 5730 years.

Part I: What is the age of the sample in years?

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