2) The table below shows the number of new stores in a coffee shop chain that opened during the years 1986
through 1994. Write the exponential regression equation for these data. Round all values to the nearest
hundredth.
Year
Number of
New Stores
1986
14
1987
27
1988
48
1989
80
1990
110
1991
153
1992
261
1993
403
1994
681