If N is the number of radioactive nuclei present at some instant, then N=N0e−λt The constant N0 represents the number of radioactive nuclei at t=0 Now, N2N1=e−λ2te−λ1tN2N1=e−λte−5λt=e−4λtN2N1=e1 but N2N1=e1 (as provided) Therefore, e1=e4λt1 or 4λt=1 or t=4λ1