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In a radioactive decay process, the activity is defined as $A=-\frac{d N}{d t}$, where $N(t)$ is the number of radioactive nuclei at time $t$. Two radioactive sources, $S_{1}$ and $S_{2}$ have same activity at time $t=0$. At a later time, the activities of $S_{1}$ and $S_{2}$ are $A_{1}$ and $A_{2}$, respectively. When $S_{1}$ and $S_{2}$ have just completed their $3^{\text {rd }}$ and $7^{\text {th }}$ half-lives, respectively, what is the ratio $A_{1} / A_{2}$?

Source: JEEBench (IIT Delhi) / JEE Adv 2023 Paper 2