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A lot of my students write something like: (6 colonies / 8 mL ) * 100 = 75 cells / 100 mL. Except: It doesn't. 6 colonies / 8 mL = 75 cells / 100 mL. If you multiplied by 100, that would be 7500 cells / 100 mL. If they wrote * (100 / 100), that's fine; you can multiply by 1.
May 2, 2025, 2:56 AM
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