solve each application problem by using two different variables.
1.a) America's consumption of red meat has decreased while consumption of poultry has increased. The function y=-.56x+1136.6 approximates the annual pounds of red meat consume where x is the number of years since 2000. The function Y=.76x +68.57 approximated the annual pounds of poultry consumer, where x is also the number of years since 2000. Determine the year the consumption of red meat and poultry is equal.

b) Use y= .05x +111.8 for Red Meat and Y = .75x+71 for poultry answer x is years since 2003

Question

solve each application problem by using two different variables. 
1.a)  America's consumption of red meat has  decreased while consumption of poultry has increased. The function y=-.56x+1136.6 approximates the annual pounds of red meat consume where x is the number of years since 2000. The function Y=.76x +68.57 approximated the annual pounds of poultry consumer, where x is also the number of years since 2000. Determine the year the consumption of red meat and poultry is equal. 

b) Use y= .05x +111.8 for Red Meat and Y = .75x+71 for poultry answer x is years since 2003

anonymous · Answer

determine the year in which they are equal.
If they are equal:
-.56x+1136.6 = .76x +68.57

of course, not every x will work here. only one works where they have the exact same value for one year.
the equation above is true for the x that gives the same consumption. solve for x to know in which year the consumption was the same