A antimicrobial method that reduced a population from 10000 to 100 cells in 10 minutes has a decimal reduction time of _______.

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Pufos · Answer 1 · 2020-04-05T10:33:33+0000

Answer:

Decimal reduction time
= 990 cells per minute

Step-by-step explanation:

Given -

Initial population of cells
=10000

Final population of cells
=100

Total change in population of cells is equal to final population of cells minus the initial population of cells.

Total change in population of cells
$= 10000-100\\= 9900\\$

Total time taken by cell to reduce
= 10 minutes

Decimal reduction time

$= (9900)/(10) \\= 990$ cells per minute