Female Workers For the years 1970 to 2040, the percent of females over 15 years old in the workforce isgiven or projected by y = 27.4 + 5.02 ln x, where xis the number of years from 1960.a. What does the model predict the percent to be in2011? In 2015?b. Is the percent of female workers increasing ordecreasing?

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Female Workers For the years 1970 to 2040, the percent of females over 15 years old in the workforce is
given or projected by y = 27.4 + 5.02 ln x, where x
is the number of years from 1960.
a. What does the model predict the percent to be in
2011? In 2015?
b. Is the percent of female workers increasing or
decreasing?

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