The median age at first marriage for females increased from 24.5 years in 1995 to 25.1 years in 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, www.census.gov). Let 1995 be year 5 and 2000 be year 10.
a.) Find the equation of the line through (5, 24.5) and (10, 25.1).
b.) What do x and y represent in your equation?
c.) Interpret the slope of this line.
d.) In what year will the median age be 30?
e.) Graph the equation.