Question: Hi, please help me answer a,b,c,d, and e. The previous one did not answer all questions :( thanks. 4. On October 26, 2019, an archaeologist

 Hi, please help me answer a,b,c,d, and e. The previous one

Hi, please help me answer a,b,c,d, and e. The previous one did not answer all questions :( thanks.

4. On October 26, 2019, an archaeologist unearthed a radioactive specimen. Month later, he weighed the material and found out to be 180 pounds. A year later since last time he took its weight, only 84 pounds of the sample remains. Calculate: (Reference date will be the day the sample was unearthed and assume lyr= 360days and 1month=30days) a.) %decayed on November 26, 2019 b.) fraction of sample remains a year after Nov. 26,2019 c.) date (month day, year) at which half of the specimen decayed d.) time in years at which 90% of the original amount decayed. e.) approximate no. of years at which all the specimen will be depleted

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