Strain B started with a genetic mutation in patient zero that caused them to turn into a zombie. This strain differs from A in that all zombies can infect new people. Zombies infected with strain B can infect 1 person every minute.
how many zombies would there be at 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 minutes
To determine the number of zombies at each minute, we need to consider the rate at which new people are getting infected. Since each zombie infected with strain B can infect 1 person every minute, the number of zombies will grow exponentially.
At 0 minutes, there is Patient Zero, so there is 1 zombie.
At 1 minute, Patient Zero can infect 1 person, adding 1 additional zombie. So there would be 1 + 1 = 2 zombies.
At 2 minutes, both zombies can infect 1 person each, resulting in 2 additional zombies. So there would be 2 + 2 = 4 zombies.
At 3 minutes, each of the 4 zombies will infect 1 person, leading to 4 additional zombies. So there would be 4 + 4 = 8 zombies.
At 4 minutes, these 8 zombies will infect 1 person each, resulting in 8 additional zombies. So there would be 8 + 8 = 16 zombies.
This pattern continues, doubling the number of zombies each minute. Therefore, we can calculate the number of zombies at different minutes as follows:
At 5 minutes: 16 + 16 = 32 zombies
At 6 minutes: 32 + 32 = 64 zombies
At 7 minutes: 64 + 64 = 128 zombies
At 8 minutes: 128 + 128 = 256 zombies
At 9 minutes: 256 + 256 = 512 zombies
At 10 minutes: 512 + 512 = 1024 zombies
So at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 minutes, there would be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, and 1024 zombies respectively.