The scatterplot shows the balance of a retirement account that grows exponentially.Which transformation would linearize this exponential data?

For exponential growth, balance can be modeled as Balance = a·b^Time. Taking the natural logarithm gives ln(Balance) = ln(a) + Time·ln(b), which is linear in Time. So plotting Time against ln(Balance)—choice C—linearizes the data.

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