Try another version of this question The population of a small town in central Florida has shown a linear decline in the years 1995-2005. In 1995 the population was 22700 people. In 2005 it was 18700 people. A) Write a linear equation expressing the population of the town, P, as a function of t, the number of years since 1995. B) If the town is still experiencing a linear decline, what will the population be in 2007?
Answer:
`P(t) = 22700-400t`
The population in 2007 will be 17900