The equation y=123.1(1.069)ˣ models the number of college students (in thousands) who studied abroad each year from 1998 through 2013 . In this equation, y is the number of students from a certain country studying abroad (in thousands) and x represents the number of years after 1998 .
a. Estimate the number of students studying abroad in 2001.
b. Assuming this equation continues to be valid in the future, use this equation to predict the number of students studying abroad in 2018.
a. The number of students studying abroad in 2001 is . (Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)
