To calculate the number of zombies for Strain B, we will assume that at the beginning (minute 0), there is only 1 patient zero who turns into a zombie. Every subsequent minute, each zombie can infect 1 new person.
Here’s how the calculation works:
- At minute 0, there is 1 zombie (the original patient zero).
- At minute 1, that 1 zombie infects 1 new person, leading to a total of 2 zombies.
- At minute 2, the 2 zombies each infect 1 new person, bringing the total to 4 zombies.
- At minute 3, the 4 zombies each infect 1 new person, leading to a total of 8 zombies.
- At minute 4, the 8 zombies each infect 1 new person, resulting in 16 zombies.
- Continuing this pattern, the number of zombies doubles every minute.
Here's the table filled out with the number of zombies after each minute for Strain B:
| Minutes | Number of Zombies | |---------|-------------------| | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 2 | 4 | | 3 | 8 | | 4 | 16 | | 5 | 32 | | 6 | 64 | | 7 | 128 | | 8 | 256 | | 9 | 512 |
You can use this pattern of growth (doubling each minute) to continue for additional minutes if needed.
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