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Solve the following problems. Show formula-based work. Give answers to three significant digits.

39.

A gold coin appreciated in value from $100 to $238 in 8 years.

39. _______________

Find the average annual rate of appreciation to the nearest tenth.

40.

The Rhind papyrus, named after A. Henry Rhind, contains most of

40. _______________

what we know today of ancient Egyptian mathematics. A chemical

analysis of a sample from the papyrus has shown that it contains

approximately 75% of its original Carbon-14. What is the age of the

Rhind papyrus? (Given: The half-life of Carbon-14 is 5730 years.)

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