Find approximate age of artifact to the nearest year

Reference no: EM13116303

An artifact is discovered at a certain site. If it has 46% of the carbon-14 it originally contained, what is the approximate age of the artifact to the nearest year? (carbon -14 decays at the rate of 0.0125% annually.)

A) 6212 years

B) 3680 years

C) 2698 years

D) 4320 years

Reference no: EM13116303

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