A company uses the function f(x) = 2(3)¥ to project the number of stores that the company will have open x years after the company formed. What is the meaning of the value 3 in the function?

A. The company originally had 3 open stores.
B.The number of stores the company has open increases by 3% each
year.
C. The number of stores the company has open triples every year.
D. The number of stores the company has open increases by 3 each year.
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