Jan.1 jerome concocts a rumor and tells

jan 1 jerome starts a rumor and tells beth. on jan 2 they tell a new person. jan 2 four people heard the rumor. on each subsequent day, each person who has heard the rumor spreads it to a new person. how many have heard the rumor by the end of jan 8?

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