The number of men and women receiving bachelor's degrees each year has been steadily increasing. For the years 1970 through the projection of 2014, the number of men receiving degrees (in thousands) is given by the equation y equals 3.9 x plus 442y=3.9x 442, and for women, the equation is y equals 14.2 x plus 315y=14.2x 315, where x is the number of years after 1970.