Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: shawn invested one half of his savings in a bond that paid simple interest for 2 years and received $ 550 as interest . he invested the remaining in a bond that paid compound interest , interest being compounded annually , for the same 2 years at the same rate of interest and received $ 605 as interest . what was the value of his total savings before investing in these two bonds ? 
Options: a ) $ 2,750 , b ) $ 5,500 , c ) $ 11,000 , d ) $ 22,000 , e ) $ 44,000
Output (English): a