Answer
$2018$
Work Step by Step
Substituting $y=1$ in the given equation, $
y=-0.04x+1.62
,$ results to
\begin{array}{l}\require{cancel}
1=-0.04x+1.62
\\
0.04x=1.62-1
\\
0.04x=0.62
\\
x=\dfrac{0.62}{0.04}
\\
x=15.5
.\end{array}
Rounded up, $x=16.$ This means that $16$ years after $2002$ (or in $
2018
$), the number of movie admissions in the United States will be below $1$ billion.
