Solve Problems Using Systems of Linear Equations
-In 1985, in the Town

question 240

Multiple Choice

Solve Problems Using Systems of Linear Equations
-In 1985, in the town of Appleby, $20.3 \%$ of Hispanics were overweight, increasing by an average of $0.43 \%$ per year. In 1985, in the town of Appleby, $0.18 \%$ of whites were overweight, increasing by an average of $31.6 \%$ per year. If these trends continue, in which year will the percentage of Hispanics who are overweight be the same as the percentage of whites who are overweight? Round to the nearest year. What percentage of Hispanics (to the nearest whole percent) will be overweight at that time?

• A) \(1986 ; 21 \%\)
• B) \(1988 ; 21 \%\)
• C) \(1984 ; 20 \%\)
• D) \(1982 ; 19 \%\)

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