TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given passages that contain mentions of the quantity of a particular object and are supposed to find out the answer for a given question. Craft one correct answer to the question given in input. Make sure your correct answer is consistent with the context, and properly gives the exact number relating to the query.
In your answer, use as few words as possible from the given context. To be less repetitive, please vary your language for each question.
PROBLEM: Sentence: However, at the state level, the pattern of split ticket voting and divided government holds. Democrats currently hold one of the state's U.S. Senate seats, as well as four of the five statewide offices (Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Secretary of State and State Auditor). The lone congressional district has been Republican since 1996 and in 2014 Steve Daines won one of the state's Senate seats for the GOP. The Legislative branch had split party control between the house and senate most years between 2004 and 2010, when the mid-term elections returned both branches to Republican control. The state Senate is, as of 2015, controlled by the Republicans 29 to 21, and the State House of Representatives at 59 to 41.
Question: How many seats do Democrats hold in the state US Senate's seats?

SOLUTION: one

PROBLEM: Sentence: Throughout its history, the city has been a major port of entry for immigrants into the United States; more than 12 million European immigrants were received at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. The term "melting pot" was first coined to describe densely populated immigrant neighborhoods on the Lower East Side. By 1900, Germans constituted the largest immigrant group, followed by the Irish, Jews, and Italians. In 1940, whites represented 92% of the city's population.
Question: How many immigrants arrived at Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924?

SOLUTION: 12 million

PROBLEM: Sentence: According to Chinese state officials, the quake caused 69,180 known deaths including 68,636 in Sichuan province; 18,498 people are listed as missing, and 374,176 injured, but these figures may further increase as more reports come in.[dated info] This estimate includes 158 earthquake relief workers who were killed in landslides as they tried to repair roads.
Question: How many deaths were reported?

SOLUTION:
69,180