求助一道逻辑题

peter126

There were far fewer children available for adoption than there are people who want to adopt. Two million couples were waitting to adopt, but in 1982, the last year for which figures exist, there were only some 50,000 adoptions.
Which of the following statement, if true, most strengthens the author's claim that there were far fewer children available for adoption than there were people who want to adopt?
A. The number of couples waiting to adopt has increased significantly in the last decade.
B. The number of adoptions in the current year is greater than the number of adoptions in any preceding year.
C. The number of adoptions in a year is approximately equal to the number of children available for adoption in that period.
D. People who seek to adopt children often go through a long process of interviews and investigation by adoption agencies.
E. People who seek to adopt children generally make very good parents.

这道题选C，求哪位朋友帮我分析一下，十分感谢。

wangjieava23

应该是找 所有数字中，最小的那个数字。

Rainbeauty

Please note the distinction in the question: the children waiting to be adopted and the adoptions!!! C connects the two