Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement $N$

question 384

Multiple Choice

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-Many states have passed laws against smoking in public places since January. The total number of states, $N$ , that have passed a no smoking law, $t$ months after January is given by the function $\mathrm{N}(\mathrm{t}) =\frac{50}{1+18 \mathrm{e}^{-0.7 \mathrm{t}}}$ . How many states had passed a law in January? Round to the nearest thousandth.

• A) \(0.263\)
• B) \(2.632\)
• C) \(1.316\)
• D) 0

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