Question: 12) One method to determine the time since an animal died is to estimate the percentage of carbon-14 remaining in its bones. The percent P

 12) One method to determine the time since an animal died

12) One method to determine the time since an animal died is to estimate the percentage of carbon-14 remaining in its bones. The percent P in decimal form of carbon-14 remaining after x years is given by P(x) = e-0.000121X. Approximate (to the nearest whole year) the age of a fossil if there is 68% of carbon-14 remaining

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