SOLUTION: The amount of land occupied by farms in the U.S.(in millions of acres) from 1997 through 2012 is given by y=-4x+867. In the equation, x represents the number of years after 1997
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Question 933647: The amount of land occupied by farms in the U.S.(in millions of acres) from 1997 through 2012 is given by y=-4x+867. In the equation, x represents the number of years after 1997
a. Complete the table
X|8|10|15
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Y|835|827|807
b.find the year in which there was approximately 815 million acres of land occupied by farms.
C.use the given equation to predict when the land occupied by farms might be 795 million acres.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b.find the year in which there was approximately 815 million acres of land occupied by farms.
y=-4x+867.
(815 -867)/4 = 13. Year 1997 + 13 = 2010
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C.use the given equation to predict when the land occupied by farms might be 795 million acres.
y=-4x+867.
(795 -867)/4 = 18. Year 1997 + 18 = 2015
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