After approximately how many years do levels of intensity...

After approximately how many years do levels of intensity for commitment exceed the maximum level of intensity for passion? In more U.S. marriages, spouses have different faiths. The bar graph shows the percentage of households with an interfaith marriage in 1988 and 2012. Also shown is the percentage of households in which a person of faith is married to someone with no religion. The formula $$ I=\frac{1}{4} x+26 $$ models the percentage of U.S. households with an interfaith marriage, I, x years after 1988. The formula $$ N=\frac{1}{4} x+6 $$ models the percentage of U.S. households in which a person of faith is married to someone with no religion, N, x years after 1988.

After approximately how many years do levels of intensity for commitment exceed the maximum level of intensity for passion?
In more U.S. marriages, spouses have different faiths. The bar graph shows the percentage of households with an interfaith marriage in 1988 and 2012. Also shown is the percentage of households in which a person of faith is married to someone with no religion.
The formula
$$
I=\frac{1}{4} x+26
$$
models the percentage of U.S. households with an interfaith marriage, I, x years after 1988. The formula
$$
N=\frac{1}{4} x+6
$$
models the percentage of U.S. households in which a person of
faith is married to someone with no religion, N, x years after 1988.

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