Try Another Version of This Question The population of a small town in central Florida has shown a linear decline in the years 1990-1998. In 1990 the population was 36800 people. In 1998 it was 30320 people. A) Write a linear equation expressing the population of the town, P, as a function of t, the number of years since 1990. B) If the town is still experiencing a linear decline, what will the population be in 2002? Question 1
Answer:
`P (t) = 36800-810t`
The population in 2002 will be 27080