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Directions: Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below

Number of employees working in various department of a publishing house

Year Administration Account and Dispatch Sales Purchase production 1995 45 75 25 50 150 1996 62 70 40 45 225 1997 90 73 65 30 450 1998 105 70 73 32 470 1999 132 74 80 35 500 2000 130 75 75 36 505

In which year, the total number of employees reached approximately twice the total number of employees the publishing house had in the year 1995?

A) 2000

B)  1999

C)  1996   

D)  1997