The population of a small town in central Florida has shown a linear decline in the years 1986-1998. In 1986
the population was 35500 people. In 1998 it was 33100 people.
A) Write a linear equation expressing the population of the town, P, as a function of t, the number of
years since 1986.
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B) If the town is still experiencing a linear decline, what will the population be in 2001?