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Parts of New Orleans is currently below sea level and continues to sink each year. NASA images shows that one part of the city is currently 6 feet (72 inches) below sea level. Each year it continues to sink 2 more inches. Write an expression to describe the depth of New Orleans after any given year.

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I believe it would be 72-2y
y=years
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