Determine the average counting rate per minute

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Solve the all parts of following question given below:

Question: A Geiger counter measures 750 counts in 5.0 min.

Part I: Determine the average counting rate per minute, and the standard deviation of the counting rate.

Part II: Find the relative error.

Part III: How long would you want to count to get a relative error of 1%?

Please show all work and equations. Thanks.

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