Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: if 1 / 2 of the air in a tank is removed with each stroke of a vacuum pump , what fraction of the original amount of air has been removed after 1 strokes ? 
Options: a ) 1 / 2 , b ) 7 / 8 , c ) 1 / 4 , d ) 1 / 8 , e ) 1 / 16
Output (English): a