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The mean lives of a radioactive substance are 1620 years and 405 years for `alpha` emission and `beta` emission respectively. Find out the time during which three fourth of a sample will decay if it is decaying both by `alpha`-emission and `beta`-emission simultaneously. `(log_e4=1.386).`

A

339 years

B

449 years

C

559 years

D

669 years

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