Question

In the town of Milton Lake, the percentage of women who smoke is increasing while the percentage of men who smoke is decreasing. Let x represent the number of years since 1990 and y represent the percentage of women in Milton Lake who smoke. The graph of y against x includes the data points (0, 15.9) and ( 13, 19.67). Let x represent the number of years since 1990 and y represent the percentage of men in Milton Lake who smoke. The graph of y against x includes the data points (0, 29.7) and ( 15, 26.85). Determine when the percentage of women who smoke will be the same as the percentage of men

Answer 1

A. 2019; 24%
B. 2021; 24%
C. 2023; 23%
D. 2017; 25%

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

@pooja195

Answer 5

you need to make two linear equations and then set them equal to each other.