The number of Fred's stores in the US in 2004 was 7,004.In 2016, there were 14,994 Fred's stores in the US.Let y be the number of Fred's stores in the US in the year x, where x = 0 represents the year 2004.

a) How do make a linear equation in slope-intercept form that models the growth in the number of Fred's stores in the US in terms of x.[Hint: the line must pass through the points

(0, 7004) and (12, 14994)].