Government Spending The graph shows the amount of money spent, in trillions of dollars, by...

Government Spending The graph shows the amount of money spent, in trillions of dollars, by the U.S. government each year from 2000 through 2008.

a) Assuming this trend continues, use the graph to predict the amount of money the U.S. government will spend in 2014.

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b) Explain how you are using inductive reasoning to determine your answer.