Solved: The bar graph shows the percentage of Americans

Chapter 7, Problem 80

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The bar graph shows the percentage of Americans for and against the death penalty for a person convicted of murder. The percentage of pro-choice x+2y=50 polars, y, x years after 1996 x+2y=24. The percentage of pro-life polars, y, x years after 1996 e 16 79 1988 18 76 1991 16 80 1994 13 77 1995 22 71 1999 28 66 2000 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% Are You in Favor of the Death Penalty for a Person Convicted of Murder? Percentage of Americans For the death penalty Against the death penalty Year Source: Newsweek poll The data can be modeled by the following system of equations: In which year will the percentage of Americans in favor of the death penalty be the same as the percentage of Americans who oppose it? For that year, what percent will be for the death penalty and what percent will be against it?