Statins are used to keep cholesterol in check and are a top-selling drug in the U.S. The equation: S − 1.9 x = 4.9 gives the amount of sales ( S ) of statin in billions of dollars x years after 1998. According to this equation, how much will/did people in the U.S. Spend on statins in the year 2005? Answer: People in the U.S. Will spend billion dollars on statins in 2005.