The number of bachelor's degrees conferred has been increasing steadily in recent decades. The rate of change of the number of bachelor's degrees ( in thousands ) can be approximated by the following function where t is the number of years since 1970.  B ' ( t ) = 0.0603 t2 - 1.713 t + 15.66 Given that about 885,600 new degrees were conferred in 1970       ( t = 0 ), project the number of bachelor's degrees that will be conferred in 2017.

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The number of bachelor's degrees conferred has been increasing steadily in recent decades. The rate of change of the number of bachelor's degrees ( in thousands ) can be approximated by the following function where t is the number of years since 1970. 

B ' ( t ) = 0.0603 t- 1.713 t + 15.66

Given that about 885,600 new degrees were conferred in 1970       ( t = 0 ),

project the number of bachelor's degrees that will be conferred in 2017.

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