Final answer:
Approximately 9 million Jews lived in Europe before WWII and around 6 million were killed by the end of the war, indicating about 90% of Jews in Nazi-occupied areas were killed. The closest answer choice reflecting this is C) 7 million; 90%, although the 6 million figure is more accurate for the specifically occupied areas.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question pertains to the number of Jews living in areas that would be occupied by Germany during World War II and the percentage of the Jewish population that would be dead in these occupied countries by the end of the war. Before World War II, the entire Jewish population across Europe was approximately 9 million. By the end of the war, two out of three European Jews had been killed as part of the "Final Solution", the Nazi policy to exterminate the Jews. This equates to around 6 million Jews. Specifically, in countries occupied by the Nazis, this murderous policy resulted in the tragic loss of 90% of the Jewish population in those regions, according to historical estimates.
Poland was particularly affected, having a pre-war Jewish population of about 3 million, which was decimated over the course of the war. Answering the multiple choice provided, the most accurate answer based on the historical context given would be C) 7 million; 90%. However, it is important to note that while the figures align in terms of percentage, the overall figure of 7 million pertains to the broader Jewish population across Europe. For the countries occupied by Germany specifically, about 6 million Jews were killed.