The number of bachelor's degrees conferred in mathematics and statistics in year x can be approximated by

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The number of bachelor's degrees conferred in mathematics and statistics in year x can be approximated by y = 667x + 12,403, where x = 0 corresponds to 2003, x = 1 corresponds to 2004, and so on.
(a) Approximately how many bachelor's degrees in mathematics and statistics were awarded in 2007?
(b) Assuming that the model continues to hold, approximately when will the number of bachelor's degrees in mathematics and statistics awarded exceed 25,000?
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Finite Mathematics and Its Applications

ISBN: 978-0134768632

12th edition

Authors: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, Martha J. Siegel, Steven Hair

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