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    If a Process Kills 90% of the Organisms Per Minute
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If a Process Kills 90% of the Organisms Per Minute

Question 23

Question 23

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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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