If a Process Kills 90% of the Organisms Per Minute

question 23

Multiple Choice

If a process kills 90% of the organisms per minute, how many minutes would it take to kill all organisms when starting with 100,000 organisms?

• A) 6 minutes
• B) 3 minutes
• C) 2 minutes
• D) 1 minute
• E) 60 minutes

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