Answer:
Three half lives.
Explanation:
Given data:
Number of half lives passed = ?
Amount of parent isotope left = 12.5%
Solution:
At time zero = 100%
At 1st half life = 100%/2 = 50%
At second half life = 50%/2 = 25%
At third half life = 25%/2 = 12.5%
It means three half lives would passed.