Broccoli The table shows the per capita consumptions (in

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Broccoli The table shows the per capita consumptions (in pounds) of broccoli in the United States for the years 1999 to 2003. (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture)(a) Use a graphing utility to create a scatter plot of the data. Let t represent the year, with corresponding to 1999. (b) A cubic model for the data is Use a graphing utility to graph the cubic model with the scatter plot from part (a). Is the cubic model a good fit for the data? Explain. (c) Use the regression feature of a graphing utility to find a quadratic model for the data. (d) Use a graphing utility to graph the quadratic model with the scatter plot from part (a). Is the quadratic model a good fit for the data? (e) Which model is a better fit for the data? Explain. (f) Which model would be better for predicting the per capita consumption of broccoli in the future? Explain. Use the model you chose to find the per capita consumption of broccoli in 2010.