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one model for the spread of a rumor is that the rate of spread is proportional...

one model for the spread of a rumor is that the rate of spread is proportional to the product of the fraction y of the population who have heard the rumor and the fraction who have not heard the rumor

a small town has 1000 inhabitants at 8Am , 80 people have heard a rumor by noon half the town has heard it. At what time will 90% of the population have heard the rumor?

please solve this problem meticulously with *readable* handwriting


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