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Bacteria from three different cultures were plated on agar plates containing ampicillin, an antibiotic. The number of colonies that grew on each plate can be seen in the graph below. If you assume that 100 bacteria were plated on each plate, what percentage of the bacteria on plate B were resistant to ampicillin?multiple choice3%0%10%100%

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Bacteria from three different cultures were plated on agar plates containing ampicillin, an antibiotic. The number of colonies that grew on each plate can be seen in the graph below. If you assume that 100 bacteria were plated on each plate, what percentage of the bacteria on plate B were resistant to ampicillin?multiple choice3%0%10%100%

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To answer this question, we need to look at the graph which is not provided here. However, assuming that the graph shows that 10 colonies grew on plate B, we can calculate the percentage as follows:

  1. We know that 100 bacteria were plated on each plate.
  2. On plate B, 10 colonies grew.
  3. To find the percentage, we divide the number of colonies that grew by the total number of bacteria and multiply by 100.
  4. So, (10/100)*100 = 10%.

Therefore, 10% of the bacteria on plate B were resistant to ampicillin.

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