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Analysis of the Effectiveness of an Insect Repellent Human hands covered with cotton fabrics impregnated with the insect repellent DEPA were inserted for
a. Graph
b. How many bites were received when the concentration was
c. What concentration resulted in
d. At what rate is the number of bites changing with respect to concentration of DEPA when
e. For what concentration does the rate of change of bites with respect to concentration equal
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