SOLUTION: A lawyer has determined that the number of people P(t) in a city of 1.4 million people who have been exposed to a news item after t days is given by the function
P(t) = 1,400,000(
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Question 438613: A lawyer has determined that the number of people P(t) in a city of 1.4 million people who have been exposed to a news item after t days is given by the function
P(t) = 1,400,000(1 − e−0.03t).
How many days after a major crime has been reported has 35% of the population heard of the crime?
I tried -0.03t=ln 35/1400000
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given:
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During the 15th day 35% have heard of the crime
check answer:
OK
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