The trends in smoking rates and the number of lung cancer deaths ...

[panfilo]

The trends in smoking rates and the number of lung cancer deaths have followed approximately the same pattern, except that
 
  A) increased smoking rates preceded the increase in lung cancer deaths by about 20 to 25 years.
  B) increased smoking rates preceded the increase in lung cancer deaths by about 2 to 3 years.
  C) increased lung cancer rates preceded the increase in smoking death rates by about 20 to 25 years.
  D) increased lung cancer rates preceded the increase in smoking death rates by about 2 to 3 years.

Question 2

Pat, a smoker who fears that stopping smoking would lead to weight gain, is most likely
 
  A) a woman under 30 years of age.
  B) a woman 45 years old or older.
  C) a man under 30 years of age.
  D) a man 45 years old or older.

[gabrielle_lawrence]

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

A