The Bar Graph Below Gives the Number of Births in a Certain

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Multiple Choice

The bar graph below gives the number of births in a certain state for the months October to April, where $t = 1$ corresponds to October and $t = 7$ corresponds to April. If the number of births in thousands in this state is the function $B ( t )$ , where $t$ is in months, find $B ( 4 )$ and explain its meaning.

• A) 1.887; In December, there were 1887 births in this state.
• B) 1.872; In January, there were 1.872 births in this state.
• C) 1.872; In January, there were 1872 births in this state.
• D) 1.956; In February, there were 1956 births in this state.

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