Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-For over 20 years, the population of Tressel, Ohio has been increasing linearly according tothe function $P ( t ) = 225 t + 7,000$ where P is the number of residents, and t is years after 1980. Compute P(0) and interpret its
Meaning in the context of this problem.

A) P(0) = 7,000; This was the population of the town in 1980.
B) P(0) = 7,000; This was the population of the town in 1981.
C) P(0) = 7,225; This was the population of the town in 1981.
D) P(0) = 7,225; This was the population of the town in 1980.