The number of students in a school who have heard a rumor at time t hours is modeled by the function P, the solution to a logistic differential equation. At noon, 50 of the school’s 500 students have heard the rumor. Also at noon, P is increasing at a rate of 20 students per hour. Which of the following could be the logistic differential equation?

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The number of students in a school who have heard a rumor at time t hours is modeled by the function P, the solution to a logistic differential equation. At noon, 50 of the school’s 500 students have heard the rumor. Also at noon, P is increasing at a rate of 20 students per hour. Which of the following could be the logistic differential equation?

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