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A lake is initially stocked with 500 turtles and the turtle population is sampled at 8-week intervals to estimate the population size. The table illustrates the data gathered from the sampling.
A lake is initially stocked with 500 turtles and the turtle population is sampled at 8-week intervals to estimate the population size. The table illustrates the data gathered from the sampling.     Using a graphing calculator, find an appropriate curve that models the turtle population as a function of the number of weeks (round to the nearest thousandth). Using a graphing calculator, find an appropriate curve that models the turtle population as a function of the number of weeks (round to the nearest thousandth).


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