Today the United States, with less than 5 percent of the world's population, holds __________of the world's prisoners, the most of any nation in the world.

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According to the given statement, the United States holds the most prisoners in the world. As the population of the United States is less than 5 percent of the world's population, it means the fraction of the world's prisoners held by the United States should be greater than 1/20 (i.e. 5 percent divided by 100). Among the given choices, only option D (one-quarter) satisfies this condition as 1/4 is greater than 1/20. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

Today the United States, with Less Than 5 Percent of the World's