An archaeologist discovered some charcoal at an excavation site. He sent the samples to a lab for C-14 dating, knowing that the half-life of C-14 is approximately 5,600 years. The lab reported that the charcoal had 1/8 the amount of C-14 in it that a living sample would have. How many years old

was the charcoal?

A700 years

B1,867 years

C8,400 years

D16,800 years

E44,800 years