The exponential function D(t) = 347(1.024)t gives the number of bachelor's degrees, in thou- sands, earned in the United States

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The exponential function
D(t) = 347(1.024)t
gives the number of bachelor's degrees, in thou-
sands, earned in the United States t years after 1970
(Sources: National Center for Educational Statistics;
U.S. Department of Education). Find the number of
bachelor's degrees earned in 1985, in 2000, and in
2014. Then estimate the number of bachelor's degrees
that will be earned in 2020. Round to the nearest
thousand degrees.

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