what is the number of susceptible people at each time. ​(a) at the beginning of the epidemic? ​(b) after 5 days? ​(c) after 6 weeks?

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During an​ epidemic, the number of people who have never had the disease and who are not immune​ (they are​ susceptible) decreases exponentially according to the following ​ function, where t is time in days.
 
f(t)=15,000e^−0.07t
 
what is the number of susceptible people at each time.
​(a) at the beginning of the epidemic?
​(b) after 5 days?
​(c) after 6 weeks?
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