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ANSWER ASAPPP In​ 2000, the population of St. Louis was​ 346,904, and it decreased to​ 319,257 in 2010. If this population decrease were modeled by an exponential decay​ function, what value would represent the​ y-intercept? Explain your reasoning.

The​ y-intercept should be ________. This is the population for the ______(first/last( known year of data. The year ______________ acts as 0 on the graph of the exponential function.

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The​ y-intercept should be 346,904. This is the population for the first (first/last( known year of data. The year 2000 acts as 0 on the graph of the exponential function.

Explanation:

I just did it on my homework and it said that my answer is right

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