The table below shows the number of shoppers at jacob's store over a period of five months: month 1 2 3 4 5 shoppers 50 250 1,250 6,250 31,250 did the number of people at jacob's store increase linearly or exponentially? a. linearly, because the table shows an equal increase in number of shoppers for an equal increase in months b. exponentially, because the table shows an equal increase in number of shoppers for an equal increase in months c. linearly, because the table shows the number of shoppers increases by an equal factor for an equal increase in months d. exponentially, because the table shows the number of shoppers increases by an equal factor for an equal increase in months