document.write( "Question 289800: How would you produce a 10^-2 dilution of a 5mL bacterial sample using the full 5 mL volume? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #209830 by Deina(147) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"+10%5E%28-2%29+\"$ equals $\"+1%2F100+\"$ or 0.01, so in order to dilute the sample we need to divide the sample by the dilution:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5%2F0.01+=+500mL+\"$

\n" ); document.write( "so the final dilution will be 500mL and bob's your uncle! \n" ); document.write( "

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