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There were around two and a half hours between the time the Titanic rammed into the iceberg and its fatal submersion. In this time 705 people were loaded into the twenty lifeboats. There were 473 empty seats available off lifeboats while over 1,500 people drowned. These figures raise two important issues. Firstly, why there were not enough lifeboats to seat every passenger and crew members on board. And secondly, why the lifeboats were not full.
How many people could all the lifeboats hold

A. 705
B. 473
C. 1,178
D. 1,500
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