The activity of a sample is $64 × 10^{-5}\, Ci.$ Its half-life is $3\, days$. The activity will become $5 × 10^{-6}\, Ci$ after .........$days$

  • A

    $12 $

  • B

    $7$

  • C

    $18 $

  • D

    $21$

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