Using data starting with 1950 and projected to​ 2050, the number of women​ (in millions) in the workforce is given by the function Upper P equals 0.79 x plus 20.86​, where x equals the number of years after 1950.

what does P stand for

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In the given function \( P = 0.79x + 20.86 \), \( P \) represents the number of women (in millions) in the workforce. The variable \( x \) denotes the number of years after 1950. Therefore, if you want to find the number of women in the workforce for a specific year, you would substitute the appropriate value of \( x \) into the equation (for example, for the year 1950, \( x = 0 \); for 2020, \( x = 70 \), etc.).

So, to summarize, \( P \) stands for the number of women (in millions) in the workforce.