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.
-The logistic growth function $f ( t ) = \frac { 12,000 } { 1 + 199 e ^ { - 1.7 t } }$ models the number of people who have become ill with a particular infection t weeks after its initial outbreak in a particular community. How many people were ill after 9 weeks?

A) 12,000 people
B) 11,999 people
C) 12,200 people
D) 540 people