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Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-Many states have passed laws against smoking in public places since January. The total number of states, $\mathrm { N }$ , that have passed a no smoking law, $\mathrm { t }$ months after January is given by the function $\mathrm { N } ( \mathrm { t } ) = \frac { 50 } { 1 + 19 \mathrm { e } ^ { - 0.7 \mathrm { t } } }$ . How many states had passed a law in January? Round to the nearest thousandth.

A) 0
B) $2.5$
C) $0.25$
D) $1.25$