If a radioactive element has a half-life of 5760 years, and the amount of parent material remaining is one-fourth of the original amount, the specimen is about
A) 11,520 years old.
B) 17,280 years old.
C) 23,040 years old.
D) 28,800 years old.
Answer: A
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