Question

W(x) = 0.07x+4.1 models the number of women, W(x) , in millions, enrolled in U.S. colleges x years after 1984. The function

M(x)= 0.01x+3.9
models the number of men, M(x), in millions, enrolled in U.S. colleges x years after 1984.

Answer 1

The question relates to linear models (W(x) and M(x)) used to predict college enrollments for women and men in the U.S. years after 1984.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question provided involves interpreting linear models related to the enrollment of women and men in U.S. colleges over time, specifically the functions W(x) = 0.07x + 4.1 and M(x) = 0.01x + 3.9. These models allow us to calculate the expected enrollment in millions x years after 1984, indicating a use of linear regression to analyze and forecast data based on historical trends. Understanding these functions is a part of high school-level mathematics, typically covered under algebra or statistics courses.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, you missed to identify what is the unknown in the problem or what we are to solve here. However, it may be that in this problem we are asked to explain the equations. These mean that x years after 1984, more women were enrolled in U.S. colleges because of the greater slope for the equation for women than in men's.