Contributions from individuals to major party nominees of presidential elections are shown in Table 36 for various years.

a. Find the change in the annual individual contributions to the Democratic nominee from 1996 to 2000.
b. Find the change in the annual individual contributions to the Republican nominee from 2004 to 2008.
c. Over which four-year period was there the greatest change in annual individual contributions to the Democratic nominee? What was that change?
d. Over which four-year period was there the greatest change in annual individual contributions to the Republican nominee? What was that change?

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Table 36 Contributions from Individuals to Major Party Nominees of Presidential Elections Contribution (millions of dollars) Year Democrat Nominee Republican Nominee 1996 2000 2004 2008 28.3 33.9 215 454. 29.6 91.3 259 220