Try another version of this question The population of a small town in central Florida has shown a linear decline in the years 1993-2005. In 1993 the population was 27300 people. In 2005 it was 22620 people. A) Write a linear equation expressing the population of the town, P, as a function of t, the number of years since 1993. B) If the town is still experiencing a linear decline, what will the population be in 2009?
Answer:
`P(t) = 27300-390t`
The population in 2009 will be 21060