The table shows the number of shoppers at Jacob's store over a period of five months:
| Month | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---------|------|------|-------|-------|--------|
| Shoppers| 50 | 250 | 1,250 | 6,250 | 31,250 |
Did the number of people at Jacob's store increase linearly or exponentially?
A. Linearly, because the table shows an equal increase in number of shoppers for an equal increase in months.
B. Exponentially, because the table shows an equal increase in number of shoppers for an equal increase in months.
C. Linearly, because the table shows the number of shoppers increases by an equal factor for an equal increase in months.
D. Exponentially, because the table shows the number of shoppers increases by an equal factor for an equal increase in months.