Half-lives of two radioactive substances $A$ and $B$ are $20 \text{ minutes}$ and $40 \text{ minutes}$ respectively. Initially,the samples of $A$ and $B$ have an equal number of nuclei. After $80 \text{ minutes}$,the ratio of the remaining number of $A$ and $B$ nuclei is:

  • A
    $1 : 16$
  • B
    $4 : 1$
  • C
    $1 : 4$
  • D
    $1 : 1$

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