The radioactive element carbon -14 has a half-life of 5750 years. A scientist determined that the bones from a mastodon h were discovered?
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The radioactive element carbon-14 has a half-life of 5750 years. A scientist determined that the bones from a mastodon had lost 84.2% of their carbon-14. How old were the bones at the time they were discovered? The bones were about [insert correct answer] years old. (Round to the nearest integer as needed)
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