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In 2005 the monorail in a certain city charged $2 per ride and had an average ridership of about 29,000 per day. In December 2005 the monorail company raised for the fare to $4 per ride, and average ridership in 2006 plunged to around 19,000 per day. Use the given information to find a linear demand equation.
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