A Traffic Accident Was Witnessed By $\frac { 1 } { 14 }$

Multiple Choice

A traffic accident was witnessed by $\frac { 1 } { 14 }$ of the residents of a small town.The number of residents who had heard about the accident t hours later is given by a function of the form $\frac { B } { 1 + C e ^ { - k t } }$ ,where B is the population of the town.If $\frac { 1 } { 4 }$ of the residents had heard about the accident after 1 hours,how long did it take for $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$ of the residents to hear the news? Round your answer to two decimal places.

A) 0.87 hours
B) 0.44 hour
C) 1.75 hours
D) 3.50 hours