(b) During a nationwide program to immunize the population against a new strain of the flu, public health officials determined that the cost of inoculating x% of the susceptible population 1.85x would be approximately C(x) = million dollars. 100 – x (i) What would it cost to providing immunization to the first 20% of the susceptible population? (ii) What would it cost to providing immunization to the next 30% of the susceptible population? (iii) Suppose 17 million dollars are available for providing immunization. What percentage of the susceptible population will not receive immunization? (iv) If money was not a problem will they be able to providing immunization to the entire susceptible population?

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Answer (iv)  only. 

(b) During a nationwide program to immunize the population against a new strain of the flu,
public health officials determined that the cost of inoculating x% of the susceptible population
1.85x
would be approximately C(x)
million dollars.
100 – x
(i) What would it cost to providing immunization to the first 20% of the susceptible
population?
(ii) What would it cost to providing immunization to the next 30% of the susceptible
population?
(iii) Suppose 17 million dollars are available for providing immunization. What percentage
of the susceptible population will not receive immunization?
(iv) If money was not a problem will they be able to providing immunization to the entire
susceptible population?
Transcribed Image Text:(b) During a nationwide program to immunize the population against a new strain of the flu, public health officials determined that the cost of inoculating x% of the susceptible population 1.85x would be approximately C(x) million dollars. 100 – x (i) What would it cost to providing immunization to the first 20% of the susceptible population? (ii) What would it cost to providing immunization to the next 30% of the susceptible population? (iii) Suppose 17 million dollars are available for providing immunization. What percentage of the susceptible population will not receive immunization? (iv) If money was not a problem will they be able to providing immunization to the entire susceptible population?
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The function that represents the immunize population against a new strain of the flu is Cx=1.85x100-x million dollars.

where x% susceptible population occur.

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