Answer:
150000 doctoral degrees
Explanation:
From the graph attached,
At t = 0 represents the year 2005 and each unit of y-axis represents 10000 degrees.
Number of approximate number of degrees awarded to women in 2008,
f'(3) = 2.25
Similarly, number of doctoral degrees awarded from 2009 to 2013 are,
f'(4) = 2.5
f'(5) = 2.5
f'(6) = 2.5
f'(7) = 2.5
f'(8) = 2.75
Total number of degrees awarded to women from the start of 2008 to the start of 2014 = (2.25 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.75 ) × 10000
= 15 × 10000
= 150000