It is projected that one of thefastest-growing occupations between 2004 and 2014 will be home health aides. During this10-year period, the number of home health aides can be approximated by the equation y=5(7x+80), where x is the number of years since 2004 and y is the number of employees in thousands.

(a) Write the equation in an equivalent form without parentheses (i.e., just distribute on the right handside)This will put your equation in"Slope-YIntercept" form.

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(b) The slope of a line is always the coefficient of x when the equation is written in"Slope-Y-Intercept" form.

The slope is

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(c) Which statement below expresses the correct meaning of the slope for thisscenario?

A.

The slope is the annual increase in the number of home healthaides, in thousands.

B.

The slope is the number of years needed to increase the number of employees by a thousand.

C.

The slope is the annual decrease in the number of home healthaides, in thousands.

D.

The slope is the number of years needed to decrease the number of employees by a thousand.