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The half life for Carbon-14 is 5730 years. If a plant had 30 units of Carbon-14 in it when it was cut, find an equation that models the decay of Carbon-14 in this plant.
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The half life for Carbon-14 is 5730 years. If a plant had 30 units of Carbon-14 in it when it was cut, find an equation that models the decay of Carbon-14 in this plant.

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y = 30( (1)/(2)) ^(x)/(5730)

Where x = the amount of time that has passed in years.
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