SOLUTION: In the united states in 1975 each person ate about 30 lbs of chicken. Each year since, the amount of chicken eaten has increased by about 1 lb person per year. In the United states
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Question 1116234: In the united states in 1975 each person ate about 30 lbs of chicken. Each year since, the amount of chicken eaten has increased by about 1 lb person per year. In the United states in 1975 each person eats about 86 lbs of beef. Each year since, the amount of beef eaten has decreased by about 1 lb per person per year. Write an equation to determine the year in which Americans ate equal amounts of beef and chicken and solve the equation
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c(x), amount of chicken per year
b(x), amount of beef per year
x, time since year 1975
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Write an equation to determine the year in which Americans ate equal amounts of beef and chicken and solve the equation .
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