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What is the equation of the linear function represented by the table?

The population of a small rural town in the year 2006 was 2,459. the population can be modeled by the function below, where f(x residents and t is the number of years elapsed since 2006. f(t) = 2,459(0.92)

In stepmber, daniel and justin opened a business. during their first three months of business, their average monthly profit was $51. if during their first month, they lost $29, and during their second month, they gained $115, what was their profit or loss for their third plzzz i will give you 299 points