In a City with a Population of 1,200,000, There Are $$P = \frac { 1,200,000 } { 1 + ( 1200 - 1 ) e ^ { - 0.4 t } }$$

question 62

Multiple Choice

In a city with a population of 1,200,000, there are currently 1000 cases of infection with the HIV virus. If the spread of the disease is projected by the formula $$P = \frac { 1,200,000 } { 1 + ( 1200 - 1 ) e ^ { - 0.4 t } }$$
how many people will be infected in 8 years?

• A) \(\quad 855,800\) people
• B) \(\quad 24,600\) people
• C) \(\quad 24,100\) people
• D) \(\quad 9,100\) people
• E) 211,100 people

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