In 2005, Capital City determined its population could be expressed by the function P(x) = -.05x + 53,708 where x is the number o
f years. Which of the following statements is true? A) The city's population was 53,703 in 2005
B) The city's population was 53,813 in 2011
C) The city's population is increasing at a rate of .05 each year
D) The city's population is decreasing at a rate of .05 each year
I'm not to certain about my answer for this question,but I'm thinking the answer is C . But I just need to be sure of my answer.Thanks in advance .
