Context: The graph models active projects a company was working on, $x$ months after the end of November 2013, where $0 \le x \le 6$. The curve starts at $y = 5$, rises to a peak near $x = 3$, then declines. Question asks for the predicted number at the end of November 2013.

Answer: B — 5

Why: "At the end of November 2013" corresponds to $x = 0$ (zero months after November 2013). At $x = 0$, the graph starts at $y = 5$. The y-intercept gives the starting value: 5 active projects.

Traps:

• A (0): The graph does not start at the x-axis — it starts well above $y = 0$ at $y = 5$.
• C (8): This is close to the peak value around $x = 3$ (about 3 months later), not the starting value at $x = 0$.
• D (9): This is approximately the maximum of the graph, which occurs around $x = 3$, not at $x = 0$.