In 1980, approximately 6 million women were enrolled in college in the United States. The number of women who enroll in college
has increased at a rate of 0.14 million women per year. At the same time, there were about 5.4 million men enrolled in college in 1980 and that number increased at a rate of 0.08 million men per year. In what year was enrollment at the men's college and women's college equal?
First, you can plot this using a table. One side can be 'Women' and the other 'Men'. One the vertical side of it, write '1980', '1981', '1982', etc., for maybe fifteen years to be on the safe side. Then, your starting value is 6 million and 5.4 million, respectively.
Finally, start adding up! It will be, 6.14 million, 6.28 million, etc., and 5.4 million, 5.48 million, etc.
Once you're done, you can circle the year both were the same, and you can even plot this on a graph to prove to your teacher you know what's business! ;)
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