The population of a suburb of Kansas City has shown a linear growth in the years
1995-2007. The population in 1995 was 20740 people and it has been growing at a
rate of 975 people per year.
A) Write a linear equation expressing the population of the town, P, as a function
of t, the number of years since 1995.
Answer:
B) If the town is still experiencing a linear increase, what will the population be in
2009?