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One approximation of life expectancy, based on data from 1960 through 2007, is given by...

One approximation of life expectancy, based on data from 1960 through 2007, is given by the linear equation

y = 0.20x + 65.9 for males

y = 0.15x + 73.6 for females

where x represents the number of years since 1960 that a person was born (x = 0 for 1960) and y is the expected age at death.

(a) Find the approximate life expectancy of a male born in 1950, 1980, 2010, 2025, and 2050.

(b) Find the approximate life expectancy of a female born in the same years.

(c) Estimate the year in which males will have a life expectancy of 100 years.

(d) Estimate the year in which females will have a life expectancy of 100 years.

(e) Find your life expectancy.

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