Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: at the end of the first quarter , the share price of a certain mutual fund was 30 percent higher than it was at the beginning of the year . at the end of the second quarter , the share price was 50 percent higher than it was at the beginning of the year . what was the percent increase in the share price from the end of the first quarter to the end of the second quarter ? 
Options: a ) 15.3 % , b ) 25 % , c ) 30 % , d ) 33 % , e ) 40 %
Output (English): a