In 1960, the world record for the men's mile was 3. 91 minutes. In 1980, the record time was 3. 81 minutes.


a. Write a linear model that represents the world record (in minutes) for the men's mile as a function of the number of years, t, since 1960.


y=


b. Use the model to estimate the record time in 2000 and predict the record time in 2020.


2000:

minutes


2020:

minutes