One Model for the Spread of an Epidemic Is That $80 \%$

question 60

Short Answer

One model for the spread of an epidemic is that the rate of spread is jointly proportional to the number of infected people and the number of uninfected people. In an isolated town of 2,000 inhabitants, 130 people have a disease at the beginning of the week and 1,100 have it at the end of the week. How long does it take for $80 \%$ of the population to be infected?

---

Definitions:

Satisficing

A decision-making strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate result, rather than the optimal solution.

Tacit Knowledge

Knowledge gained through personal experience and context, often difficult to articulate or transfer to others, as opposed to explicit knowledge which can be readily documented.

Intuition

The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.

Decision Support Systems

Computer-based systems that support decision-making activities by analyzing large volumes of data to solve complex problems.