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A 50.0 g sample of carbon is taken from the pelvis bone of a skeleton and...

A 50.0 g sample of carbon is taken from the pelvis bone of a skeleton and is found to have a C-­14 decay rate of 200.0 decays min­‐1. It is known that carbon from a living organism has a decay rate of 15.0 decays min­‐1g‐1 and a half-­life of 5,730 years. Find the age of the skeleton in years. (please show ALL work and type your answer or write neatly please!)
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