Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said estimates vary between 2 and 3 for the average number of people who could be infected by a person carrying the virus. a. Assuming the worst-case scenario, 3 people are infected by one person, using proper notation create a sequence or series that represents the number of people infected by 1 person carrying the virus over a finite number of days.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said estimates vary between 2 and 3 for the average number of people who could be infected by a person carrying the virus.

a. Assuming the worst-case scenario, 3 people are infected by one person, using proper notation create a sequence or series that represents the number of people infected by 1 person carrying the virus over a finite number of days.

b. Explain why you chose what you did and what each variable represents.

c. If each new “infection” occurred on successive days, how many people would be infected by the 10th day? You may use a calculator for calculations only.  Show all of your work.

d. Given the above scenario, how long could it potentially take to infect 80% of the population of New York City, which is 8,400,000.

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