Reading Comprehension (RC) | Native Hawaiian temples on the island of Maui may have been built much

 

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[textarea] 3. Which of the following can most reasonably be inferred from thepassage?

Explanation

A. This statement can be reasonably inferred from the passage. The passage mentions that researchers used a radiometric technique to date bits of branch coral collected from living reefs and incorporated ornamentally into the walls of several temples during construction. The technique measures both uranium-238 and thorium-230, into which the uranium decays at a known rate. The passage does not mention any process that would cause the coral to continue taking in thorium-230 after being harvested. Therefore, it is reasonable to infer that once the coral was harvested from the sea and incorporated into the temple walls, it ceased to take inthorium-230.

B. This statement cannot be reasonably inferred from the passage. The passage mentions the use of coral branches ornamentally in the construction of temples and how these samples
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