4. The United States Department of Agriculture tracks food availability in the country. In general, the amount of chicken available in the U. S. has been increasing steadily. In the year 2000, there were 54.2 pounds of chicken available per person, and in 2015, there were 62.6 pounds of chicken available per person. At the same time, the availability of red meat in the U. S. has been steadily decreasing. In 2000, there were 113.7 pounds of red meat available per person, and in 2015, there were 98.6 pounds of red meat available per person. Assuming these trends continue, and assuming that a linear function can effectively model these trends, predict the year in which chicken availability surpasses red meat availability.

High school seniors with strong academic records apply to the nation’s most selective colleges in greater numbers each year. because the number of slots remains relatively stable, some colleges reject more early applicants. suppose that for a recent admissions class, an ivy league college received 2851 applications for early admission. of this group, it admitted 1033 students early, rejected 854 outright, and deferred 964 to the regular admission pool for further consideration. in the past, this school has admitted 18% of the deferred early admission applicants during the regular admission process. counting the students admitted early and the students admitted during the regular admission process, the total class size was 2375. let e, r, and d represent the events that a student who applies for early admission is admitted early, rejected outright, or deferred to the regular admissions pool.suppose a student applies for early admission. what is the probability that the student will be admitted for early admission or be deferred and later admitted during the regular admission process?