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The chart below shows the amount spent by three U.S. airlines to fly one available seat one mile in the fourth quarter of 2000.  Airline  United  American  SouthWest  Cost 11.3 cents 11.0 cents 7.8 cents \begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Airline } & \text { United } & \text { American } & \text { SouthWest } \\\hline \text { Cost } & 11.3 \text { cents } & 11.0 \text { cents } & 7.8 \text { cents } \\\hline\end{array} Suppose that, on a 3000-mile New York-Los Angeles flight, United, American and SouthWest flew a total of 190 empty seats, costing them a total of $60,900. If United had three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight


A) United: 130
American: 40
SouthWest: 30

B) United: 120
American: 30
SouthWest: 40

C) United: 30
American: 40
SouthWest: 120

D) United: 120
American: 40
SouthWest: 30

E) United: 120
American: 30
SouthWest: 30

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