In a secret government facility, a biological weapons test goes wrong, turning 10 test subjects into the walking dead. Every hour, each zombie manages to bite and infect three additional people. Assuming this rate is maintained for the first 12 hours after the outbreak begins, how many people would have been zombified then? Show your work.

Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.
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Chapter1: Functions
Section1.EA: Extended Application Using Extrapolation To Predict Life Expectancy
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In a secret government facility, a biological weapons test goes wrong, turning 10 test subjects
into the walking dead. Every hour, each zombie manages to bite and infect three additional
people. Assuming this rate is maintained for the first 12 hours after the outbreak begins, how
many people would have been zombified then? Show your work.
Transcribed Image Text:In a secret government facility, a biological weapons test goes wrong, turning 10 test subjects into the walking dead. Every hour, each zombie manages to bite and infect three additional people. Assuming this rate is maintained for the first 12 hours after the outbreak begins, how many people would have been zombified then? Show your work.
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