The amount of carbon-14 present in animal bones t years after the animal's death is given by P(t) = Pe How old is an ivory tusk that has lost 26% of its carbon-14? -0.00012097t

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The amount of carbon-14 present in animal bones t years after the animal's death is given by P(t) = Pe
How old is an ivory tusk that has lost 26% of its carbon-14?
The ivory tusk is years old.
(Round to the nearest integer as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:-0.00012097t The amount of carbon-14 present in animal bones t years after the animal's death is given by P(t) = Pe How old is an ivory tusk that has lost 26% of its carbon-14? The ivory tusk is years old. (Round to the nearest integer as needed.)
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