The table below shows the population of a herd of elk between 2000 and 2011. Complete...

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The table below shows the population of a herd of elk between 2000 and 2011. Complete parts (a) through (c) below. Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Population 509 480 459 443 424 406 390 383 362 347 334 324 REITS a. Use a calculator to find an exponential model that fits the data. Let y be the population and let x = 0 correspond to the year 2000 y-0 (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed) The table below shows the population of a herd of elk between 2000 and 2011. Complete parts (a) through (c) below. Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Population 509 480 459 443 424 406 390 383 362 347 334 324 REITS a. Use a calculator to find an exponential model that fits the data. Let y be the population and let x = 0 correspond to the year 2000 y-0 (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed)