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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def should_sample(self, trace_id):
 """Make the sampling decision based on the lower 8 bytes of the trace ID. If the value is less than the bound, return True, else False. :type trace_id: str :param trace_id: Trace ID of the current trace. :rtype: bool :returns: The sampling decision. """

        lower_long = get_lower_long_from_trace_id(trace_id)
        bound = self.rate * MAX_VALUE

        if lower_long <= bound:
            return True
        else:
            return False