The initial number of people that are sick with the flu is 36 and growing at a rate of 8% every day. How many people will be sick with the flu in 11 days? Enter your answer, rounded to the nearest whole number, in the box.
So first of all don’t make the mistake of adding 8 11 times and then calculating the percent. So first find the 8% of 36 and add it and keep on doing this 11 times. But a more effective method for this is a formula the starting number(1+Percent in decimal by one )^number of years multiplied by number of times interest is compounded. So here is a pic showing how
