A sample of a radioactive substance loses half of its activity in days

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Problem

A sample of a radioactive substance loses half of its activity in 44 days. The time in which its activity is reduced to 5%5\% is (1) 12 days12\text{ days} (2) 8.3 days8.3\text{ days} (3) 17.3 days17.3\text{ days} (4) None of these

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