Help Interpreting Microbiological Test Results

Hi:

How we read this 35 x 10² or 7 x 10³ as a result of staph or coliform colonies count (for example ), I mean what is the meaning of 10³ or 10² ?


Thanks

Hi:

How we read this 35 x 10² or 7 x 10³ as a result of staph or coliform colonies count (for example ), I mean what is the meaning of 10³ or 10² ?


Thanks

It is ten to the power of X.

The number is superscript basically states the number of zeros that exist after the initial digits.

ie 35 x 10² = 3500 cfu
7 x 10³ = 7000 cfu

Hope this helps.

Pops

It is ten to the power of X.

The number is superscript basically states the number of zeros that exist after the initial digits.

ie 35 x 10² = 3500 cfu
7 x 10³ = 7000 cfu

Hope this helps.

Pops

Thanks Pops.

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Deborah Dryden • 35 x 102 is 35 x 10^2

i.e. 35 x 100 or 3500

7 x 103 is 7 x 10^3

i.e. 7 x 1000 or 7000

Hope this helps!

It is ten to the power of X.

The number is superscript basically states the number of zeros that exist after the initial digits.

ie 35 x 10² = 3500 cfu
7 x 10³ = 7000 cfu

Hope this helps.

Pops

Thanks alot pops .

Hygienic

Thanks Pops.

A Linked In member of IFSQN also proposed this

Hi Simon:

Thanks to quote this .


hygienic