A rock contains 0.37 mg of Pb-206 and 0.95 mg of U-238. The half-life of the decay series U-238 Pb-206 is 4.5 * 109 yr. Assuming no Pb-206 was present in the rock initially, how old is the rock
A) 1.7 * 109 yr
B) 5.2 * 109 yr
C) 2.7 * 106 yr
D) 4.5 * 109 yr
E) 2.4 * 109 yr
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