Suppose there is one pupil in a class of 60 who was infected by the Inﬂuenza B virus. Assuming none of the children has ﬂu vaccine before (let the logistic growth constant k be equal to 0.7050. Estimate the time it will take for 30 students to catch the virus. show you solution a.4.23 days b.7.13 days c.6.77 days d.5.78 days

Suppose there is one pupil in a class of 60 who was infected by the Inﬂuenza B virus. Assuming none of the children has ﬂu vaccine before (let the logistic growth constant k be equal to 0.7050. Estimate the time it will take for 30 students to catch the virus. show you solution a.4.23 days b.7.13 days c.6.77 days d.5.78 days

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter5: Inverse, Exponential, And Logarithmic Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9T

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