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Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.

A.
Americans eat an average of three hamburgers a week the total number sold by​ McDonald's alone is equivalent to twelve hamburgers for every person in the world.
B.
Americans eat an average of three hamburgers a​ week, the total number sold by​ McDonald's alone is equivalent of twelve hamburgers for every person in the world.
C.
​Americans, who eat an average of three hamburgers a week.
D.
Americans eat an average of three hamburgers a​ week; the total number sold by​ McDonald's alone is equivalent to twelve hamburgers for every person in the world.

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Answer: D

Explanation: Two independent clauses in the sentence are correctly joined with a semicolon

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