document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115087>Question 1115087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume that in 1985, the annual consumption of pork was about 55lb per person and that in 1997, it was about 30 lb per person. In addition, assume that consumption is decreasing according to the exponential decay model. Find the value k, and write and exponential function that describes pork consumption after time t, in years. ( Round decimals to three places.) </SPAN>\n" );
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