Answer:
The original number of colonies was 13700000000. The number of colonies using the same sample at [tex]10^{-7}[/tex] dilution would be 1370. The number of colonies using the same sample using [tex]10^{-9}[/tex] dilution would be 13 or 14 colonies.
Explanation:
The dilution of colonies is based on how many times you dilute and usually is determined by 10 to the power of some number. That number (power) adds (if it's positive) or removes a zero (if it's a negative number) from the total number of colonies.