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The double-bar graph shows the number of home runs hit by Johnson and Carter during each month of the 2020 baseball season. Johnson missed playing in July. Determine at the end of which month were Johnson and Carter tied in the total number of home runs?

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draw((0,0)--(28,0)--(28,21)--(0,21)--(0,0)--cycle,linewidth(1));

for(int i = 1; i < 21; ++i)
{
    draw((0,i)--(28,i));
}

for(int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
{
    draw((-1,3i)--(0,3i));
}

label("0",(-1,0),W);
label("3",(-1,3),W);
label("6",(-1,6),W);
label("9",(-1,9),W);
label("12",(-1,12),W);
label("15",(-1,15),W);
label("18",(-1,18),W);
label("21",(-1,21),W);

for(int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
{
    draw((4i,0)--(4i,-1));
}
// Johnson's home runs (gray bars)
filldraw((1,0)--(2,0)--(2,2)--(1,2)--(1,0)--cycle,gray,linewidth(1));
filldraw((5,0)--(6,0)--(6,12)--(5,12)--(5,0)--cycle,gray,linewidth(1));
filldraw((9,0)--(10,0)--(10,18)--(9,18)--(9,0)--cycle,gray,linewidth(1));
// Carter's home runs (black bars)
filldraw((6,0)--(7,0)--(7,4)--(6,4)--(6,0)--cycle,black,linewidth(1));
filldraw((10,0)--(11,0)--(11,8)--(10,8)--(10,0)--cycle,black,linewidth(1));
filldraw((14,0)--(15,0)--(15,22)--(14,22)--(14,0)--cycle,black,linewidth(1));
filldraw((18,0)--(19,0)--(19,10)--(18,10)--(18,0)--cycle,black,linewidth(1));

label("Mar",(2,0),S);
label("Apr",(6,0),S);
label("May",(10,0),S);
label("Jun",(14,0),S);
label("Jul",(18,0),S);
label("Aug",(22,0),S);
label("Sep",(26,0),S);
[/asy]

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