In a Certain Town the Annual Consumption, B, of Beef $b = 34 - 0.5 t$

question 156

Multiple Choice

In a certain town the annual consumption, b, of beef (in pounds per person) can be estimated by $b = 34 - 0.5 t$ where t is the number of years since 2010. Find and interpret the t-intercept of the graph of this function.

• A) 34; If this trend continues, the annual consumption of beef in this town will be zero pounds per person in the year 2078.
• B) 34; The annual consumption of beef in this town was zero pounds per person in 2010.
• C) 68; If this trend continues, the annual consumption of beef in this town will be zero pounds per person in the year 2078.
• D) 68; The annual consumption of beef in this town was 68 pounds per person in 2010.

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