The number of people in a town of 10,000 who have heard a rumor started by a small group of people is given by the following function:

N(t) = 10,000/(5 + 1245e-.97t)

14. How many people were in the group that started the rumor?

15. How many people have heard the rumor after 1 day? After 5 days?

16. How long before 1000 of the people in the town have heard the rumor?

Question

The number of people in a town of 10,000 who have heard a rumor started by a small group of people is given by the following function:

N(t) = 10,000/(5 + 1245e-.97t)


14. How many people were in the group that started the rumor?





15. How many people have heard the rumor after 1 day? After 5 days?




16. How long before 1000 of the people in the town have heard the rumor?

superdavesuper · Answer

14 is easy - when the rumor starts, what is t (time)?