The half-life of a radioactive nucleus is \( 5 \, \text{years} \). The fraction of the original sample that would decay in \( 15 \, \text{years} \) is:
\( \dfrac{3}{4} \)
\( \dfrac{7}{8} \)
\( \dfrac{1}{8} \)
\( \dfrac{1}{4} \)