A sample is diluted by a factor of 10 five times. The 10^-3 dilution has 272 colonies on it. Assuming you plated the same volume on each plate, how many colonies would you expect to find on the 10^-4 plate? Include units and use OCD formula.

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A sample is diluted by a factor of 10 five times. The 10^-3 dilution has 272 colonies on it. Assuming you plated the same volume on each plate, how many colonies would you expect to find on the 10^-4 plate? Include units and use OCD formula.

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