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Reply 1

Can you show the full question please?

Reply 2

Original post by humble heroics
Can you show the full question please?

It’s work out the original number of bacteria in the sample

Reply 3

Each dilution is 1:10 so working backwards: 2 x 10 = 20 (1st dilution), 20 x 10 = 200 (2nd dilution), 200 x 10 = 2000 (3rd dilution)

Reply 4

Original post by humble heroics
Each dilution is 1:10 so working backwards: 2 x 10 = 20 (1st dilution), 20 x 10 = 200 (2nd dilution), 200 x 10 = 2000 (3rd dilution)


Ahh so that ratio we cancel down ok thanksss