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A nuclear power supplying electrical power to a villages uses a radioactive material of half life `T` year as the fuel . The amount of fuel at the beginning is such that the total power requirement of the village is `12.5%` of the electrical power available from the plant at that time. If the plant is able to meet the total power needs of the village for a maximum period of `n T` years , then the value of `n ` is

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