In the week that ended on January 4, there were 24 cases of flu reported in a city’s hospital. In the 5 weeks that followed, the number of new cases reported each week had grown exponentially and can be modeled by this graph.

Which expression represents the number of cases of flu x weeks after January 4? Explain what each number in your chosen expression means in terms of the flu cases.

2.If the trend continued, would the number of cases reported be greater than 300 after 5 weeks? Explain or show how you know.