In 2009, there were 7.7 million males enrolled in degree-granting institutions of higher education; over the next several years, this number increased at a rate of 600,000 per year.
a. Model this situation by a linear equation.
b. Use this model to project the number of males that will be enrolled in 2023.
c. Use this model to determine in what year 20.3million maleswill be enrolled in degree-granting institutions of higher education.
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