WILL MARK BRAINLIEST!

Answer:
1996 and 2000
Step-by-step explanation:
Since P (the population) is represented in thousands, 8000 will be represented by 8.
Plug in 8 as P and solve for t:
P = 2|t - 8| + 4
8 = 2|t - 8| + 4
4 = 2|t - 8|
2 = |t - 8|
Separate this into 2 possible cases:
2 = t - 8 and -2 = t - 8
Solve:
2 = t - 8
10 = t
-2 = t - 8
6 = t
So, the answers are 6 and 10.
The town will have a population of 8000 in 1996 and 2000