So that an alternative summarized as: (50,80) 75 would describe a population where the disadvantaged group has a life expectancy of 50, the advantaged group a life-expectancy of 80, and has a population-weighted average life expectancy of 75 years.

Based on this, which of the following options would considered the fairest by a strong egalitarian

a. (74, 78) 76.5

b. (73, 76) 74.5

c. (72, 72) 72

d. (71, 80) 75.5

e. Impossible to determine without knowing correlation coefficient