Biomath: Carbon Dating

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Use the equation we have derived for carbon dating, N(t) = N₀ e ^{− 0.0001216 t}, to answer the following question. It may be helpful to know that the half-life of ¹⁴C is 5700 years.
5.	Problem 5- Calculate the amount of ¹⁴C remaining after a given time has passed Approximately what percentage of an initial sample of ¹⁴C remains after 33,450 years?
	D.	1.7%
		Approximately 1.7% of the initial sample remains after 33,450 years. This makes sense since 50% would remain after 5700 years, 25% would remain after 11,400 years, 12.5% would remain after 17,100 years, 6.25% would remain after 22,800 years, 3.125% would remain after 28,500 years, and 1.5625% would remain after 34,200 years. Tutorial