Question

Question about absolute dating / Radioactive decay

Q:
Scientists found a fossilized bone from an organism in a deep layer of rock. When they took the bone back to the lab they realized that the bone had only 12.5% of the total Carbon 14 left. Based on the amount of Carbon 14 left in the bone how old is the bone?

Answer 1

Answer: 17190

Step-by-step explanation:

100-50-25-12.5 (3); 3*5730= 17190