Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: country x imported approximately $ 1.44 billion of goods in 1996 . if country x imported $ 488 million of goods in the first two months of 1997 and continued to import goods at the same rate for the rest of the year , by how much would country xs 1997 imports exceed those of 1996 ? 
Options: a ) $ 1124 million , b ) $ 1120 million , c ) $ 1144 million , d ) $ 1240 million , e ) $ 1488 million
Output (English): e