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A freshly cut tree and a wooden artifact have 30.4 and 15.2 conuts `g^(-1)` `"min"^(-1)` of `C^(14)` of half of 5700 years. The age of the artifact in years would be:

A

2850

B

5700

C

570

D

6930

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b
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