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During a flu epidemic the number of sick people triples every week what is the growth rate as a percent ?

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2 or 200%

Step-by-step explanation:If the growth rate doubled every week, it would grow by 100% per week. Since the growth rate triples every week, it grows by 200% per week. This is easy to see..... If 1 person is sick at the start.......by the end of the first week, 2 more would be sick. And 2 is 200% of 1. So, 3 people are sick at the end of the first week- triple that of the start. At the end of the second week, 6 more would be sick , and 6 is 200% of 3. So, 9 people total are sick at the end of the second week - triple that of the beginning of the second week

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