Question

In 2005 a caribbean nation produced 0.7 million tons of cane sugar. Annual production was projected to decrease by 0.05 million tons each year for the next 5 years.

write a linear function that models this situation.

Answer 1

Answer:

p (y) = 0.7 - 0.05 ( y- 2005)

Where y is the year and p (y) is the number of millions of tons of sugar cane produced in year y.

Step-by-step explanation:

The form given in the answer could be "simplified" as

p (y) = - 0.5y + 100.95

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