According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Table 1 shows the gr

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According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Table 1 shows the growth rate of the deadly Ebola Virus and the number of deaths in a small city whose initial population was 120,000 would result from the Ebola virus if left untreated after x weeks.

TABLE 1

x (weeks)

P (infected)

0

5714

0.5

11486

1

21968

1.5

38610

2

60128

2.5

81613

3

98185

3.5

108602

4

114332

4.5

117254

5

118687

5.5

119376

6

119705

(i)            Use the data to estimate the average growth rate of the disease from week 2 to week 4.

(ii)          Use the data to estimate the growth rate of the disease on week 4.

  

(A) (i) 8,652 people/week; (ii) 27,102 people/week

(B) (i) 54,204 people/week; (ii) 8,652 people/week

(C) (i) 27,102 people/week; (ii) 8,652 people/week

(D) (i) 27,102; (ii) 11,460 people/week

(E) none of the above

x (weeks)

P (infected)

0

5714

0.5

11486

1

21968

1.5

38610

2

60128

2.5

81613

3

98185

3.5

108602

4

114332

4.5

117254

5

118687

5.5

119376

6

119705

Explanation / Answer

Ans is C

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