In the week that ended on January 4, there were 24 cases of flu reported in a city's hospital. In the 5 weeks that followed, the number of new cases
reported each week had grown exponentially and can be modeled by this
graph.
140
120
100
80
flu cases reported
60
40
20
(1,36)
(0,24)
1
2
3
4
5
weeks since January 4
If the trend continued, would the number of cases reported be greater than
300 after 5 weeks? Explain or show how you know.