Please help!! The half life of carbon 14 is 5,730 years. How much would be left of an original 50-gram sample after 2,292 years. (To the nearest whole number)

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Roy Ling asked Feb 16, 2022

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The half life of carbon 14 is 5,730 years. How much would be left of an original 50-gram sample after 2,292 years. (To the nearest whole number)

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Roy Ling asked Feb 16, 2022

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your answer would be the time in takes for carbon-14 to elapse 3 half-lives.
5730 • 3 = 17190

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