document.write( "Question 487200: Table 8 lists enrollment in U.S. degree-granting institutions for both undergraduate and graduate students. A linear regression model for undergraduate enrollment is y = 0.17x + 10.1 where x represents years since 1980 and y is undergraduate enrollment in millions of students.\r
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2016 - 1980 = 36 years
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+.17x+%2B+10.1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+.17%2A36+%2B+10.1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+6.12+%2B+10.1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+16.22+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The undergraduate student enrollment in 2016
\n" ); document.write( "is $\"+16.22+%2A+10%5E6+\"$ = 16,220,000 students
\n" ); document.write( "or 16,200,000 to the nearest 100,000 \n" ); document.write( "

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