document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=875978>Question 875978</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The beer consumption by Americans for the years 1960–2005 can be modeled by the equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= -0.0665x^2 + 3.58x + 122, where x is the number of years <BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 1960, and y is the number of ounces of beer consumed per<BR>\n" );
document.write( "person in that year. Find the per person consumption in 1960, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#64257;nd in what year the model predicts that consumption will return<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to that level.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #528510 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=528510\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y= -0.0665x^2 + 3.58x + 122, where x is the number of years after 1960, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and y is the number of ounces of beer consumed per person in that year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the per person consumption in 1960:  122oz<BR>\n" );
document.write( "year the model predicts that consumption will return to that level. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 54years (graphing calculator)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "122 = .0065x^2 - 3.58x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1960 + 54 = 2014 </SPAN>\n" );
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