Finite Mathematics (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321979438
Author: Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 59RE
Meat Consumption The U.S. per capita consumption (in pounds) of beef, pork, and chicken for 2000 and 2012 is given in the following table. Assume that the changes in consumption are approximately linear. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture.
2000 | 2012 | |
Beef | 64.5 | 54.5 |
Pork | 47.8 | 42.6 |
Chicken | 54.2 | 56.6 |
(a) Determine three linear functions, b(t),p(t), and c(t), which approximate the pounds of beef, pork, and chicken, respectively, consumed for time t, where t is the number of years since 2000.
(b) Describe the rates at which the consumption of each type of meat is changing.
(c) In what year did the consumption of chicken surpass the consumption of beef?
(d) If these trends were to continue, approximate the consumption of each type of meat in 2015.
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