. You are investigating the ability of various compounds to investigate their ability to kill a pathogenic bacterium Examplicus expedientius. One such test's data is recorded on the graph below. What is the decimal reduction time of this treatment based on this data? Treatment of Examplicus expedientius Log10 (Cells) 10 9.5 9 8.5 8 7.5 6.5 6 5.5 5 0 5 a. About 5 minutes b. About 7.5 minutes C. About 10 minutes d. About 12.5 minutes 10 15 20 Minutes 25 30 35 40 45

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. You are investigating the ability of various compounds to investigate their ability to kill a pathogenic
bacterium Examplicus expedientius. One such test's data is recorded on the graph below. What is the
decimal reduction time of this treatment based on this data?
Treatment of Examplicus expedientius
Log10 (Cells)
10
9.5
9
8.5
8
7.5
6.5
6
5.5
5
0
5
a.
About 5 minutes
b. About 7.5 minutes
C. About 10 minutes
d. About 12.5 minutes
10
15
20
Minutes
25
30
35
40
45
Transcribed Image Text:. You are investigating the ability of various compounds to investigate their ability to kill a pathogenic bacterium Examplicus expedientius. One such test's data is recorded on the graph below. What is the decimal reduction time of this treatment based on this data? Treatment of Examplicus expedientius Log10 (Cells) 10 9.5 9 8.5 8 7.5 6.5 6 5.5 5 0 5 a. About 5 minutes b. About 7.5 minutes C. About 10 minutes d. About 12.5 minutes 10 15 20 Minutes 25 30 35 40 45
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