The graph models the number of active projects a company was working on months after the end of November 2012, where . Which of the following statements best describes the trend in the number of active projects for the company during the period modeled?
The number of active projects steadily increased throughout the entire period.
The number of active projects steadily decreased throughout the entire period.
The number of active projects increased for the first few months and then decreased.
The number of active projects decreased for the first few months and then increased.
