The percentage y (of total personal consumption) an individual spends on food is approximately     y = 35x−0.25 percentage points  (6.5 ≤ x ≤ 17.5)       where x is the percentage she spends on education.† An individual finds that she is spending   x = 7 + 0.2t       percent of her personal consumption on education, where t is time in months since January 1.         At what rate is the percentage she spends on food is changing as a function of time on January 1. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

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The percentage y (of total personal consumption) an individual spends on food is approximately

 

 

y = 35x−0.25 percentage points  (6.5 ≤ x ≤ 17.5)
 
 
 

where x is the percentage she spends on education.† An individual finds that she is spending

 

x = 7 + 0.2t
 
 
 
percent of her personal consumption on education, where t is time in months since January 1.
 
 
 
 
At what rate is the percentage she spends on food is changing as a function of time on January 1. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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