I cannot find the answer to the above question. I know that para-positronium is created with a probability of $25\%$ and decays into 2 photons, while ortho-positronium is created with a probability of $75\%$ and decays into 3 photons. I also know that ortho-positronium has a way longer life time than para-positronium. This, in my understanding, should not affect the number of decays per time, but just means that the ortho-positronium will decay LATER into three photons. But in the end there should be $75\%$ 3-photon-decays and $25\%$ 2-photon-decays. But in reality 2-photon-decay happens about 300 times more often than 3-photon-decay. What information am I missing? Thank you!
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