Carbon-14 (14C) is a radioactive isotope of carbon with a half-life of 5730 years—meaning that half of the 14C in a sample decays into 14N during that time. Suppose a scientist analyzes a sample of ancient plant material from a bog and finds that it contains 1/8th as much 14C as when it formed. Roughly how old is the sample? _____ years

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