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In 2006, the population of a town was 18,310 and growing by 58 people per year. Find a formula for P, the town’s population, in terms of t, the number of years since 2006.

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p=58t+18,310

This is because the 58 people per year is the variable, while the 18,310 is where the population is already starting at.
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