To find the number of students who are graduated from 1970 to 2006 use synthetic substitution to evaluate   for .

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Dividend is .

Divisor is .

Since number of years between 1970 - 2006 is , the value of .

Now perform the synthetic substitution method.

The remainder is , so .

Check the answer using direct substitution :

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Therefore, rounded to the nearest thousand  students graduated in 2005.