Answer:
The current population of elk at the park is 1200.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since x represents the years, so to calculate population in current year substitute value of [tex]x=0[/tex] in the given equation.
[tex]\therefore f\left ( x \right )=1200\left ( 0.8 \right )^{0}[/tex]
Now [tex]a^{0}=1[/tex],
[tex]\therefore f\left ( x \right )=1200\left ( 1 \right )[/tex]
[tex]\therefore f\left ( x \right )=1200[/tex]
So, there are 1200 population of elk at the park in current year.
