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A sample of U^(238) ("half life" = 4.5 x...

A sample of `U^(238) ("half life" = 4.5 xx 10^(9)yr)` ore is found to contain `23.8 g" of " U^(238) ` and `20.6g ` of `Pb^(206)`. Calculate the age of the ore

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