In 2005, the United States had a population of approximately 295,000,000 people. If the birth rate was 13 births for every 1,000 people, approximately how many births occurred in the United States in 2005?

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To find the approximate number of births in the United States in 2005, we can use the formula: 
(Number of people) x (birth rate per 1000) / 1000 = Number of births
Plug in the values given in the problem: 
295,000,000 x (13/1000) = 3,835,000
Rounding to the nearest thousand, the answer is 3,800,000. Therefore, the best choice is D.

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