Marco is given an immortal cell line of epithelial cells to dilute. The initial concentration is 12.5 million cells. If he does four 1:10 serial dilutions, what will be the concentration of the last serial dilution?

Marco is given an immortal cell line of epithelial cells to dilute. The initial concentration is 12.5 million cells. If he does four 1:10 serial dilutions, what will be the concentration of the last serial dilution?

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