document.write( "Question 1032830: 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?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I know that each number is decreasing by 3/5 of the previous number but I couldnt get an even number of people.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #647406 by fractalier(6550)\"\" \"About 
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The sum of an infinite geometric series is given by
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\n" ); document.write( "\"S+=+100+%2F+%281-%283%2F5%29%29+=+100+%2F+%282%2F5%29+=+250\" people.
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