document.write( "Question 1153736: In 1986, 523,000 people worked in the air transportation industry. In 2002, the number was 485,000.\r
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In 1986, 523,000 people worked in the air transportation industry. In 2002, the number was 485,000.\r
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You need to IGNORE almost ALL responses by this person, as a great many of them are WRONG!
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document.write( "Even my 4th grader knows that from 1986 to 2002 spans a total of 16 years, NOT 10!
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document.write( "The points you're looking for are: (0, 523) and (16, 485), with the number in 000s of individuals, and the equation is: 
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document.write( "For b), replace f(x) or y with 430 (in thousands), and you'll get a decimal that you should ROUND UP to get the number of years, after 1986 that the number
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document.write( "of employees will reach 430,000. Add that number to 1956 to get the actual YEAR!! \n" );
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