in 1993, there were 41,598 shopping centers in a certain country. In 2003 there were 48,755

Write an equation expressing the number y of shopping centers in terms of the number x of years after 1993

When will the number of shopping centers reach 80,000?

(a) The equation is y= __x + __ (Type integers ordecimals.)

(b) The number of shopping centers will reach 80000 in the year ______