SOLUTION: The number N people who will contact influenza after t days after a group of 1000 people are put in contact with a single person with influenza can be modeled by n= 1000/(1+999.10^

Question 1121750: The number N people who will contact influenza after t days after a group of 1000 people are put in contact with a single person with influenza can be modeled by n= 1000/(1+999.10^-0.17t)
Questions:
A.How many people are contract influenza after 20 days.
B.Will everyone eventually contract the disease.
C.In how many days will 600 people contact the disease.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

1. Substitute 20 for

and do the arithmetic.

2. No, for a variety of reasons. Some people are immune. Some people are so isolated that they will never come into contact with an infected person. Some people practice good enough hygiene that even if they do come into contact with an infected person they will not contract the disease.

3.

Solve for

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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