The Following Figure Shows the Annual Sales (In Millions of Dollars)of

question 15

Multiple Choice

The following figure shows the annual sales (in millions of dollars) of sporting goods in the United States from 1994 to 2000, where $t = 4$ represents 1994. Use the figure to approximate the sales of sporting goods (in millions of dollars) in $1999$ .

• A)$ \(74,000\)
• B)$ \(52,500\)
• C)$ \(67,500\)
• D)$ \(77,500\)
• E)$ \(70,000\)

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