What will be the decay rate of this sample

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Problem: A 12.0-g sample of carbon from living matter decays at the rate of 177.5decays/minute due to the radioactive 14C in it.

1- What will be the decay rate of this sample in 1000 years?

2- What will be the decay rate of this sample in 50000 years?

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