Question

Table on the right shows the per capita consumption of ice cream and eggs for selected years since 1980. Complete parts (A) Per Capita Consumption and (B) of Ice Cream and Eggs Ice Eggs Year cream (number) (pounds) 1980 17.3 266 1985 17.4 251 1990 15.4 231 1995 15.5 229 2000 16.9 247 2005 15.1 252 20101 14.2 242 (A) Let x represent the number of years since 1980 and find a cubic regression polynomial for the per capita consumption of ice cream. The cubic regression is y=0x + x + Ox+1 (Round to four decimal places as needed.) (B) Use the polynomial model from part (A) to estimate to the nearest tenth of a pound) the per capita consumption of ice cream in 2026. Per capita consumption of ice cream is pounds.