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-The logistic growth function $\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { t } ) = \frac { 24,000 } { 1 + 599.0 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 1.8 \mathrm { t } } }$ models the number of people who have become ill with a particular infection t weeks after its initial outbreak in a particular community. What is the limiting size of the population that becomes ill?
A) 599 people
B) 24,000 people
C) 600 people
D) 48,000 people

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The limiting size of the population that becomes ill is determined by the carrying capacity of the logistic growth function, which is the coefficient of the highest power of t in the denominator when t approaches infinity. In this case, it is 24,000 people.

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