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For all we know, billions of lives could be lost, with certainty; the question is how many we can save.
Or, for all we know, there are only 400 lives to be saved in the first instance. Saving 400 out of 400 is different than saving 400 out of 7 billion. The context of the proposition makes a difference, and it's always best to be clear and unambiguous in the paramaters which will necessarily guide ones decision as to which choice is the best.
If there were only 400, where do the extra 100 come from in option 2?
That said, if this genuinely confuses you there may well be others who are having similar problems and this should be noted in the example.