Task: Table-QA (source dataset: FinQA)

Task: 
You are given a table containing structured data and a natural language question referring to the table. Your goal is to analyze the table and provide an accurate and concise answer based on the given data.

Instructions:
1. Understand the Table: Examine the structure, headers, and data in the table. Identify relevant columns and rows related to the question.
2. Interpret the Question: Determine whether the question requires direct retrieval, aggregation, comparison, sorting, filtering, or inference.
3. Extract the Answer: Use logical reasoning and numerical operations (if necessary) to derive the correct response from the table.
4. Format the Answer: No explanation, return the answer in a structured JSON format: {"answer": <answer>}. If the question cannot be answered due to missing or ambiguous data, return a JSON response with {"answer": null}.

Table:
| 2001 first quarter   |   high $ 60.15 |   low $ 41.30 | 2000 first quarter   |   high $ 44.72 |   low $ 34.25 |
|:---------------------|---------------:|--------------:|:---------------------|---------------:|--------------:|
| second quarter       |          52.25 |         39.95 | second quarter       |          49.63 |         35.56 |
| third quarter        |          44.5  |         12    | third quarter        |          70.25 |         45.13 |
| fourth quarter       |          17.8  |         11.6  | fourth quarter       |          72.81 |         45    |

Question:
what was average of high and low stock prices for the first quarter of 2000?


pre_text: part ii item 5 2014market for registrant 2019s common equity and related stockholder matters ( a ) market information .
the common stock of the company is currently traded on the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) under the symbol 2018 2018aes 2019 2019 .
the following tables set forth the high and low sale prices for the common stock as reported by the nyse for the periods indicated .
price range of common stock .
post_text: ( b ) holders .
as of march 2 , 2002 , there were 9967 record holders of the company 2019s common stock , par value $ 0.01 per share .
( c ) dividends .
under the terms of the company 2019s corporate revolving loan and letters of credit facility of $ 850 million entered into with a commercial bank syndicate and other bank agreements , the company is currently limited in the amount of cash dividends it is allowed to pay .
in addition , the company is precluded from paying cash dividends on its common stock under the terms of a guaranty to the utility customer in connection with the aes thames project in the event certain net worth and liquidity tests of the company are not met .
the company has met these tests at all times since making the guaranty .
the ability of the company 2019s project subsidiaries to declare and pay cash dividends to the company is subject to certain limitations in the project loans , governmental provisions and other agreements entered into by such project subsidiaries .
such limitations permit the payment of cash dividends out of current cash flow for quarterly , semiannual or annual periods only at the end of such periods and only after payment of principal and interest on project loans due at the end of such periods , and in certain cases after providing for debt service reserves. .
label: 39.485
qa: answer: 39.49
steps: op: add2-1
arg1: 44.72
arg2: 34.25
res: 78.98
op: divide0-0
arg1: #0
arg2: const_2
res: 39.49
program: add(44.72, 34.25), divide(#0, const_2)
gold_inds: table_0: 2001 first quarter the 2001 first quarter of high $ 60.15 is high $ 60.15 ; the 2001 first quarter of low $ 41.30 is low $ 41.30 ; the 2001 first quarter of 2000 first quarter is 2000 first quarter ; the 2001 first quarter of high $ 44.72 is high $ 44.72 ; the 2001 first quarter of low $ 34.25 is low $ 34.25 ;
exe_ans: 39.485
tfidftopn: table_2: 2001 first quarter The third quarter of high $ 60.15 is 44.50 ; The third quarter of low $ 41.30 is 12.00 ; The third quarter of 2000 first quarter is third quarter ; The third quarter of high $ 44.72 is 70.25 ; The third quarter of low $ 34.25 is 45.13 ;
table_1: 2001 first quarter The second quarter of high $ 60.15 is 52.25 ; The second quarter of low $ 41.30 is 39.95 ; The second quarter of 2000 first quarter is second quarter ; The second quarter of high $ 44.72 is 49.63 ; The second quarter of low $ 34.25 is 35.56 ;
program_re: divide(add(44.72, 34.25), const_2)
model_input: table_1
2001 first quarter the second quarter of high $ 60.15 is 52.25 ; the second quarter of low $ 41.30 is 39.95 ; the second quarter of 2000 first quarter is second quarter ; the second quarter of high $ 44.72 is 49.63 ; the second quarter of low $ 34.25 is 35.56 ;
table_2
2001 first quarter the third quarter of high $ 60.15 is 44.50 ; the third quarter of low $ 41.30 is 12.00 ; the third quarter of 2000 first quarter is third quarter ; the third quarter of high $ 44.72 is 70.25 ; the third quarter of low $ 34.25 is 45.13 ;
table_3
2001 first quarter the fourth quarter of high $ 60.15 is 17.80 ; the fourth quarter of low $ 41.30 is 11.60 ; the fourth quarter of 2000 first quarter is fourth quarter ; the fourth quarter of high $ 44.72 is 72.81 ; the fourth quarter of low $ 34.25 is 45.00 ;