Evaluating and Solving Exponential Functions Since 2004, the number of fish in Lake Beckett has been decreasing at a rate of 2.3% per year. In 2004 the population of fish was estimated to be 131 million. Use this information to answer the following: a) Write the exponential function P for this scenario where P is the fish population in millions t years after 2004. Exponential Function: P = 131e-0.023t X b) Determine the number of fish in Lake Beckett in 2011. Answer: The population of fish in Lake Beckett in 2011 will be million fish. (Round to TWO decimal places.) c) Determine in what year the population of fish will be half the amount it was in 2004. Answer: The population of fish in Lake Beckett will be half of what it was in 2004 in the year (Round to the nearest year.) Question Help: D Post