Tisha started a petition for lawmakers to change a certain law. As word spreads, more and more people are showing interest. She is gaining about 500 signatures each week.

If 2,000 people signed the petition initially, write an equation that will show the number of signatures that can be expected each week after w weeks. Write your answer in the box given below.

Instruction: Write your answer without any space(s). Start Your answer with N=