The number of users of social media has increased significantly since the year 2001. In fact, the approximate number of users has tripled each year. It was reported that in 2005
there were 3 million users of social media.
a. Assuming the number of users continues to triple each year, for the next three
years, deteriſnine the number of users in 2006, 2007, and 2008. (Hint: write your
answer in exponential form to help you solve the problem.
Exponential notation:
2006:
2007:
2008:
b. Assume the trend in the numbers of users tripling each year was true for all
years from 2001 to 2009. Complete the table below using 2005 as year 1 with 3
million as the number of users that year. (Think about it in negative exponents)

Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.