Use Two Equations in Two Variables to Solve the Following

question 31

Multiple Choice

Use two equations in two variables to solve the following problem. In a year the number of people dying from cancer was 5 times the number who died from accidents. If the number of deaths from these two causes totaled 360,000, how many people died from each cause?

• A) 280,000 died from cancer, 60,000 died from accidents
• B) 290,000 died from cancer, 70,000 died from accidents
• C) 280,000 died from cancer, 80,000 died from accidents
• D) 300,000 died from cancer, 60,000 died from accidents
• E) 290,000 died from cancer, 80,000 died from accidents

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