Question

Approximately ______________ people die in the United States each year from foodborne ill- nesses.
A. 500
B. 5,000
C. 50,000
D. 500,000

Answer 1

The CDC estimates that 3,000 people in the U.S.A die per year due to food-borne illnesses.

So I suppose if we rounded, the answer would be closest to b) 5,000.