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5-4.

Noah Clue’s work for the following algebra problem is given below:

When the Foresthill Wildfire band returned from a recent competition, of the students attended school before realizing they had contracted a strong flu virus. The virus quickly spread and each day the number of students with the flu increased by an estimated . How many people will have the flu after five days?


Explain completely what Noah’s mistake is and write a complete solution to the problem.

If there is an increase of each day, how many students will have contracted the flu after one day? Would be the correct calculation?