Ancient paintings were found on cave walls in South America. The Carbon-14 in the paintings was measured and was found to be 19% of the original weight. How old were the paintings?

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Ayden Roy

Mathematics

31 May, 08:43

Ancient paintings were found on cave walls in South America. The Carbon-14 in the paintings was measured and was found to be 19% of the original weight. How old were the paintings?

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Haley Noble · Answer 1

Aye fam i believe its C i'm not sure tho i guessed it on an online test and it said i passed

Ernest Williams · Answer 2

If the paintings were measured to be 18%, the answer is approx 14,289 years old. However, I see that your problem is 19%. I do not know how to solve it, but the answer should be close to 14,289 years.