Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the quantity of radium present. Suppose that it is found in 25 years that approximately 1.1% of a certain quantity of radium has decomposed. How many percent of the original amount or radium decompose after 76 years?

Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the quantity of radium present. Suppose that it is found in 25 years that approximately 1.1% of a certain quantity of radium has decomposed. How many percent of the original amount or radium decompose after 76 years?

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