The bar graph indicates that fewer U.S. adults are getting married.

a. Use these models to determine the year, rounded to the nearest year, when the percentage of never-married adults will be the same as the percentage of married adults. For that year, approximately what percentage of Americans, rounded to the nearest percent, will belong to each group?

b. How is your approximate solution from part (a) shown by the following graphs?

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Percentage of American Adults 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% -16.2 10% 71.7 1970 Marital Status of U.S. Adults Never Married 61.9 20.3 65.5 1980 22.2 ...... 1990 Year 23.9 www. 57.3 2000 Married 31.4 51.3 2013 *******