Best estimate of the count rate


A radioactive sample is placed in front of the detector which increments the counter after each radioactive decay it detects. After 10 minutes the counter reads 5246 events. Then the sample is removed, the counter is reset, and background is measured to be 3442 events in 20 minutes. Determine the best estimate of the count rate due to the sample only? What is your uncertainty in that rate?

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