a cuban cigar would cost 3 dollar less than 1.5 times a french cigar , had the french cigar cost 0.7 dollar less than it does now . an arabian cigar costs 50 cents more than 1.5 times the cuban cigar . the 3 cigars together cost 74.7 dollars . what is the price of the french cigar ?  Choose the correct option:	A) 19.7 $ .	B) 23 $ .	C) 14.7 $ .	D) 35 $ .	E) 37.4 $ .

Rationale: the three cigars together cost 74.7 dollars . if each cost the same , they would have cost a little less than 25 dollars each . from the given data we know french cigar < cuban cigar < arabic cigar and each is more expensive 1.5 times . therefore eliminate options a , d , e straightaway . since french cigar is at least 1.5 times cheaper we know b can not be the answer . therefore c is the answer .
Answer: C