An unstable isotope X decays into a stable isotope Y

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Problem

An unstable isotope X decays into a stable isotope Y. After 12 minutes the ratio of the number of nuclei Y to the number of nuclei X is 3. No nuclei of Y were present initially. What is the half-life of X?

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