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In a lab, 4 of 40 fruitflies died in a week. What is the death rate per fruitfly per week?
A0.4
B1.0
C0.1
D0.01
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 0.1
Death rate is deaths divided by the starting population, so 4 divided by 40 equals 0.1.
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