I just took a test with this question and got the answer wrong for saying ethane. The correct answer is propane.
The purpose of the uninoculated control tubes used in this test is that two uninoculated control tubes are needed to show the results of the medium in both aerobic and anaerobic environments. It is used to show it is sterile and also as a color comparison, used also to show that the medium remains green under both conditions.
Answer:

Explanation:
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In this case, according to the given information, it turns out possible to set up the following energy equation for both objects 1 and 2:

In terms of mass, specific heat and temperature change is:

Now, solve for the final temperature, as follows:

Then, plug in the masses, specific heat and temperatures to obtain:

Yet, the values do not seem to have been given correctly in the problem, so it'll be convenient for you to recheck them.
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