Per capita consumption of fresh vegetables
in a certain country
a Find the function of the quadratic model that gives the per capita consumption of fresh vegetables in pounds per person, where is the number of years since
with data from Examine the equation graphed on a scatter plot of the data. Round all numerical values to three decimal places.
b Do you believe that the equation in part a is a good fit?
The model does not appear to be a good fit.
The model appears to be a good fit.
This cannot be determined.
c The per capita consumption in had not yet been tabulated when the data in the table were published. What does the quadratic model give as the per capita
consumption in Round your answer to one decimal place.
X pounds per person
d According to your model, in what year will consumption exceed pounds per person.
