Use two equations in two variables to solve the following problem.In a year the number of people dying from cancer was 6 times the number who died from accidents. If the number of deaths from these two causes totaled 280,000, how many people died from each cause? 

A. 220,000 died from cancer, 40,000 died from accidents
B. 250,000 died from cancer, 30,000 died from accidents
C. 220,000 died from cancer, 60,000 died from accidents
D. 240,000 died from cancer, 40,000 died from accidents
E. 250,000 died from cancer, 60,000 died from accidents


Answer: D

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