You are working part-time for an electronics company while going to high school. The following table shows the hourly wage, w(t), in dollars, that you earn as a function of time, t. Time is measured in years since the beginning of 2004 when you started working.
TIME, t, Years since 2004
0
1
2
3
4
5
Hourly wage, w($)
9.00
9.90
10.90
12.00
13.2
14.5

Write an exponential equation that models the data in the table.
a.
w = 9.00 (1.1) Superscript x
c.
w = 9.00 (1) Superscript x
b.
w = 9.00 (0.11) Superscript x
d.
w = 9.00 (1.01) Superscript x