During flu season, the number of people that contract the flu virus at any time increases at a rate proportional to the number of people that contract the flu virus at that time. There were 700 people that contracted the virus when flu season began, and 1,051 contracted it seven days later. How many people contracted the virus 14 days after it first began? Round to the nearest person. O 1,151 O 1,578 O 1,751 O 2,369
During flu season, the number of people that contract the flu virus at any time increases at a rate proportional to the number of people that contract the flu virus at that time. There were 700 people that contracted the virus when flu season began, and 1,051 contracted it seven days later. How many people contracted the virus 14 days after it first began? Round to the nearest person. O 1,151 O 1,578 O 1,751 O 2,369
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![During flu season, the number of people that contract the flu virus at any time increases at a rate proportional to the number of people that contract the flu virus at that time. There were 700 people that contracted the
virus when flu season began, and 1,051 contracted it seven days later. How many people contracted the virus 14 days after it first began? Round to the nearest person.
O 1,151
O 1,578
O 1,751
O 2,369](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F85d3d048-b51c-47ae-980c-b8cb5df2f232%2F9b1c7755-3023-405d-9137-a7004e90f797%2F65hryvo_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:During flu season, the number of people that contract the flu virus at any time increases at a rate proportional to the number of people that contract the flu virus at that time. There were 700 people that contracted the
virus when flu season began, and 1,051 contracted it seven days later. How many people contracted the virus 14 days after it first began? Round to the nearest person.
O 1,151
O 1,578
O 1,751
O 2,369
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