document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1057719>Question 1057719</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> models were created to represent trends in employment statistics for men and women from the period 1950-2015. the x-axis represents time and the y-axis represents the percent of people working\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "women:y=30%+0.6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "men:y=84%-0.2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. what do the y-intercepts and the slopes of these functions mean?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. when will the percentage of women in the workforce equal the percentage of men?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. what percentage will that be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #672731 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=672731\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The y-intercepts are where x=0, so that would be the percentage in 1950.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they are equal when 30+0.6x=84-0.2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-54=-0.8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=67.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in 2017.5 (mid 2017) they would be equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The percentage would be for women 30+0.6(67.5)=70.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For men, it would be 84-0.2(67.5)=70.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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