Answer:
About 6,785 people will be infected about nine months.
Step-by-step explanation:
We can write an exponential function to represent the situation. The standard exponential function is given by:
[tex]\displaystyle f(x) = a(r)^x[/tex]
Where a is the initial value, r is the rate, and x, in this case, is the time that has passed in months.
3,124 people have already been infected. Thus, our initial value a = 3124.
And an additional 9% will be infected per month. Therefore, our rate r will be 1 + 9% or 1.09.
Hence, our function is:
[tex]\displaystyle f(x) = 3124(1.09)^x[/tex]
Then after nine months, the total amount of infected people will be f(9):
[tex]\displaystyle f(9) = 3124(1.09)^{(9)}[/tex]
Use a calculator:
[tex]\displaystyle f(9) \approx 6785[/tex]
About 6,785 people will be infected about nine months.
