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 five years. How do you write a linear function that models this situation?

Answer 1

`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`

Explanation:

The form given in the Answer could be "simplified" as
`color(white)("XXX")p(y)=-0.5y+100.95`
but, to my mind, this only obscures the meaning.