Answer:
About 2614 years.
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given k, and the information that N/N0 = 0.77, so the C-14 function becomes:
[tex]N=N_0\cdot e^{-kt} \\0.77N_0 = N_0\cdot e^{-kt}\\0.77 = e^{-0.0001 t}[/tex]
and we can solve for t:
[tex]0.77 = e^{-0.0001 t}\\\ln0.77 = \ln e^{-0.0001 t}\\\ln 0.77 = -0.0001 t\implies\\t = -\frac{\ln0.77}{0.0001}=2613.65\approx 2614\,\,\,\mbox{years}[/tex]
The estimated age of the bird skeleton is 2614 years.
