document.write( "Question 227715: FLU EPIDEMIC HITS TEXAS TOWN! 30% increase in cases reported this week. Today there were 100 cases reported to begin the annual flu season. If this rate continued how many cases would be reported 4 weeks from now? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #169237 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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If I read it right, in 4 weeks
\n" ); document.write( "\"100%281.3%29%5E4+=+100%2A2.856\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"285.6\"
\n" ); document.write( "In 4 weeks 286 cases will be reported
\n" ); document.write( "I get this by saying:
\n" ); document.write( "At end of 1st week:
\n" ); document.write( "cases = \"100+%2B+100%2A.3+=+100%2A1.3\"
\n" ); document.write( "At end of 2nd week:
\n" ); document.write( "cases = \"100%2A1.3+%2B+.3%2A100%2A1.3\"
\n" ); document.write( "cases = \"100%2A%281.3%29%2A%281+%2B+.3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "cases = \"100%2A1.3%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "And at end of 4th week:
\n" ); document.write( "cases = \"100%2A1.03%5E4\"
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