Scientists Have Analyzed a Piece of Wood from Mt

Scientists have analyzed a piece of wood from Mt.Ararat that is speculated to be a fragment of Noah's Ark.Radiocarbon dating gives an activity that is about 12.5 dpm per gram of carbon.If carbon-14 has an activity of 15.3 dpm,what is the estimated age of the wood? (t1/2 = 5730 years)

A) ~12 years
B) ~1000 years
C) ~5700 years
D) ~10,000 years
E) ~50,000 years