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Business: exponential growth. Frieda’s Frozen Yogurt is experiencing growth of 10% per year in the number, N, of franchises it owns; that is,
a. Given that there were 8000 franchises in 2011, find the solution of the equation, assuming that
b. Predict the number of franchises in 2019.
c. What is doubling time for the number of franchises?
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