Find the age of the sample

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An archeologist has discovered an old artifact. Its carbon-14 content is found to be 41.7 % of that in a fresh sample of wood. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730 years. Find the age of the sample (in years).

Reference no: EM13553927

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