MATH 101-In 1988, 537,000 people worked in the air transportation
In 1988, 537,000 people worked in the air transportation industry. In 2004, the number was 487, 000.(a) Find a linear equation giving the number of employees in the air transportation industry in terms of x, the number of years since 1988.b) Assuming the equation remains valid in the future, in what year will there be 430,000 employees of the air transportation industry?a) The linear equation determined by the two points in part (a) is y= ? x= ?(Type integers or decimals rounded to one decimal place.)(b) When will the number of employees of the air transportation industry reach 430, 000?
