Answer: One model for the spread of a rumor is that the rate of spread is proportional
Chapter 9, Problem 9(choose chapter or problem)
One model for the spread of a rumor is that the rate of spread is proportional to the product of the fraction of the popula tion who have heard the rumor and the fraction who have not heard the rumor. (a) Write a differential equation that is satisfied by . (b) Solve the differential equation. (c) A small town has 1000 inhabitants. At 8 AM, 80 people have heard a rumor. By noon half the town has heard it. At what time will of the population have heard the rumor?
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