Diseases tend to spread according to the exponential growth model. In the early days of AIDS, the growth factor (i.e. common ratio; growth multiplier) was around 1.6. In 1983, about 1100 people in the U.S. died of AIDS. If the trend had continued unchecked, how many people would have died from AIDS in 2006? (Round your answer to the ones place value.) Preview Question 6   people Hint: growth factor $\displaystyle ={1}+{r}$