An archeological dig unearths a fossil that is determined to contain 21% of its original carbon-14. The percent of original carbon-14 in the fossil after t years can be modeled by N(t) = 100, where t is the number of years after the specimen
died. A. What is the inital value? What does this mean?
B. What is the rate of decay?
C. What is the age of the fossil?
NOTE: I HAVE THE ANSWERS BUT NOT THE WAY
ANSWERS:
A: 100
B: 0.012 PERCENT
C:13000
