It appears that the imports ofcarbon blackhave been increasing by about 10% annually.

	Imports		Imports
	of Carbon Black		of Carbon Black
Year	(thousands of tons)	Year	(thousands of tons)
2006	93		2010	133
2007	105		2011	140
2008	113		2012	169
2009	123		2013	184

a.	Determine the logarithmic trend equation.(Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)

=+t, where 2006 is coded 1.

b.	By what percent did imports increase, on the average, during the period?(Round youranswerto 2 decimal places.)

Imports increased, on averagepercent.

c.	Estimate imports for the year 2014.(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

The antilog of=