document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032559>Question 1032559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A disease spread to infect fewer people over time. The total number of people infected was modeled by the following geometric series.  100+60+36+108/5+324/25+...   What is the total number of people infected in the outbreak? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #647220 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=647220\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An infinite geometric series is summed by the formula<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D+=+100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D+=+100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 3/5, so we have<BR>\n" );
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