Use the following information regarding the farm population(in millions of persons)from 1945-1990.

Year 1945 1990
Millions of persons 24.3 4.4
a. Write a linear model for the farm population,y,in millions of persons.Let x=0 represent 1945.
b. Use the linear model to estimate the average farming population in 1975.
c. Use the linear model to estimate the average farming population in 1980.