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Cellular phone usage grew about 22% each year from 1995 (about 34 million) to 2003. Write a function to model cellular phone usage over that time period. What is the cellular usage in 2003?

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Given the information you provided, we can model cellular phone usage over time with an exponential growth model. An exponential growth model follows the equation:

`y = a * b^(x - h) + k`

where:

- `y` is the quantity you're interested in (cell phone usage),

- `a` is the initial quantity (34 million in 1995),

- `b` is the growth factor (1.22, representing 22% growth per year),

- `x` is the time (the year),

- `h` is the time at which the initial quantity `a` is given (1995), and

- `k` is the vertical shift of the graph (0 in this case, as we're assuming growth starts from the initial quantity).

So, our specific model becomes:

`y = 34 * 1.22^(x - 1995)`

To find the cellular usage in 2003, we plug 2003 in for x:

`y = 34 * 1.22^(2003 - 1995)`

Calculating this out will give us the cellular usage in 2003.

Let's calculate this:

`y = 34 * 1.22^(2003 - 1995)`

So,

`y = 34 * 1.22^8`

Calculating the above expression gives us:

`y ≈ 97.97` million.

So, the cellular phone usage in 2003, according to this model, is approximately 98 million.

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