Question

The world health organization has studied the consumption of junk food in countries around the world since 2000. the function c = 179( 1.029 )^t models the amount of sods consumed in the world, where c is the amount consumed in billions of liters and t is the number of years since 2000.

approximately how much soda was being consumed when the study began in 2000?

Answer 1

179 billion liters

Explanation:

The variable t represents years since 2000, so in the year 2000 the value of t is zero.

When t=0, the exponential term is 1, so the value of the function is the multiplier of the exponential factor, 179.

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Approximately 179 billion liters of soda was consumed in 2000.