You made a 5 mL overnight culture of a pathogen. After using a spectrophotometer, you find that the culture density is 8x10^8 cells/mL. However, for the experiment, you need a 5 mL inoculum of 3.5x10^3 cells/mL. Use the C1V1=C2V2 equation to see how many mL of culture you need and how many mL of broth you need to prepare the culture for your experiment. Show your work.
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