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Last year, the CDC claimed there were 1700 different strains of a virus around the

world. Since then, numbers have increased by 9.7% more than what the scientists
originally estimated. How many strains are estimated currently? Round to the nearest
number.

User Nicolas Gehlert
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Answer: 1865

Explanation:

Given

Claimed strains of virus is 1700

If it is increased by 9.7%

Estimated value can be given by


\Rightarrow 1700+1700* 9.7\%\\\Rightarrow 1700(1+0.097)\\\Rightarrow 1700* 1.097\\\Rightarrow 1864.9\approx 1865

Thus, the estimated number is
1865

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