The population of a small town in central Florida has shown a linear decline in the years 1994-2002. In 1994 the population was 35900 people. In 2002 it was 30540 people. A) Write a linear equation expressing the population of the town, P, as a function of t, the number of years since 1994.

B) If the town is still experiencing a linear decline, what will the population be in 2004?