The two largest cities in the U.S. are New York City and Los Angeles. The 2000 Census provides evidence to suggest that cities in the United States tend to follow the rank-size rule. Thus, the actual populations for NYC and LA are, in order,

A) 8 and 12.3 million.
B) 8 and 8 million.
C) 8 and 7.2 million.
D) 8 and 3.7 million.
E) 8 and 1 million.


Answer: D

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