In 1964 paleontologists discovered the bones of a new

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In 1964 paleontologists discovered the bones of a new species of dinosaur The age of the dinosaur was estimated using potassium 40 dating of rocks surrounding the bones Analysis of these rocks indicated that 70 8 of th amount of the potassium 40 was still present The decay model for potassium 40 is A A e e 0 52912t where t is in billions of years Let A 0 708A in this decay model and estimate the age of the bones of the dinosaur The bones are approximately billion years old Type an integer or decimal rounded to four decimal places as needed CCCCS