An Environmental Scientist Obtains a Sample of Water from an Irrigation

question 12

Multiple Choice

An environmental scientist obtains a sample of water from an irrigation canal that contains a certain type of bacteria at a concentration of 5 per milliliter. Find the mean number of bacteria in a 4-milliliter sample.

• A)2.2
• B)4.5
• C)20
• D)5

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