On The Double, a chain of campus copy centers, began operations with a single store in 1993. The number of copy centers in operation, Y, is recorded for 14 consecutive years in Table P-18.

a. Plot number of copy centers versus year. Has On The Double experienced linear or exponential growth?
b. Determine the annual growth rate for On The Double.
c. Predict the number of copy centers in operation in 2012. Does this number seem reasonable? Why or why not?

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TABLE P-18 Year Time Copy Centers 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 16 41 97 150 211 382 537 12 2005 14