At Generic Middle School 8 students were sick with the flu

Last updated: 12/5/2023

At Generic Middle School 8 students were sick with the flu on the first day of school By the end of the first week 12 students were sick and by the end of the 2nd week there were 18 students sick The attendance clerk noticed that the number of students getting sick was growing exponentially with a growth factor of 1 5 A function model that describes the number that have gotten sick would S x 8 1 5x where x is the number of weeks completed at school Using the model how many students could be expected to have been sick by the en of the 6th week approximately 41 students approximately 205 students O approximately 91 students approximately 72 students