The bar graph indicates that the percentage of first-year college students expressing antifeminist views declined after 1970. Use this information to solve Exercises 115–116.
The function
f(x) = –7.52 ln x + 53
models the percentage of first-year college men, f(x), expressing antifeminist views (by agreeing with the statement) x years after 1969.
a. Use the function to find the percentage of first-year college men expressing antifeminist views in 2008. Round to one decimal place. Does this function value overestimate or underestimate the percentage displayed by the graph? By how much?
b. Use the function to project the percentage of first-year college men who will express antifeminist views in 2015. Round to one decimal place.
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