In​ 1996, an outbreak of a disease infected 20 people in a large community. By​ 1997, the number of those infected had grown to29. Find an exponential growth function that fits the data.​ (Round decimals to three​ places.) Answers:   A.​N(t)=20e0.372t​, where t is the number of years after 1997.   B.​N(t)=20e0.372t​, where t is the number of years after 1996.   C.​N(t)=20e3.72t​, where t is the number of years after 1997.   D.N(t)=20e3.72t​, where t is the number of years after 1996.

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In​ 1996, an outbreak of a disease infected 20 people in a large community. By​ 1997, the number of those infected had grown to29.
Find an exponential growth function that fits the data.​ (Round decimals to three​ places.)
Answers:
 
A.​N(t)=20e0.372t​, where t is the number of years after 1997.
 
B.​N(t)=20e0.372t​, where t is the number of years after 1996.
 
C.​N(t)=20e3.72t​, where t is the number of years after 1997.
 
D.N(t)=20e3.72t​, where t is the number of years after 1996.
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