SOLUTION: Based on data from 1997 through 2010, in Canada, women's earnings as a percentage of men's can be approximated by the linear equation
y = 0.42x + 68.8
where x = the number of yea
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Question 1131660: Based on data from 1997 through 2010, in Canada, women's earnings as a percentage of men's can be approximated by the linear equation
y = 0.42x + 68.8
where x = the number of years since 1997
(x = 0
for 1997) and y = the percentage. Based on this equation, find the approximate percentage of women's earnings for the following years.
(a) 2010
%
(b) 2015
%
(c) 2020
%
(d) When will the percentage reach 85%? (Round your answer to the nearest year.)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
where = the number of years since 1997
(...for 1997) and y = the percentage.
Based on this equation, find the approximate percentage of women's earnings for the following years.
(a)
=>=>
%
(b)
=>
%
(c)
=>
%
(d)
When will the percentage reach %? (Round your answer to the nearest year.)
in year
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