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Question 1105341: The flu is spreading through a college community of 35,000 people. The number of people in this community with the flu can be modeled by F(t) = 12e^0.05t, where t is the number of days since the flu first arrived on campus. After how many days since the flu first arrived will half of the community have been infected with the flu?
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12e%5E%280.05x%29+=+35000
e%5E%280.05x%29+=+35000%2F12
0.05x+=+ln%2835000%2F12%29
x+=+%28ln%2835000%2F12%29%2F.05%29
x+=+160 to the nearest whole number