TASK DEFINITION: Given a math problem with context and a question and 5 answer choices, the task is to provide the correct answer choice based on the problem. You must choose one of the given answer choices by letter: a, b, c, d, or e; anything else is invalid.
PROBLEM: Problem: ms. harris invested in fund x and fund b. the total amount she invested, in both funds combined, was $ 100000. in one year, fund x paid 23 % and fund b paid 17 %. the interest earned in fund b was exactly $ 200 greater than the interest earned in fund x. how much did ms. morris invest in fund x ?
Options: a. $ 32000, b. $ 36000, c. $ 40000, d. $ 42000, e. $ 45,000

SOLUTION: d

PROBLEM: Problem: a man takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream. the ratio of the speed of the boat in still water and stream is
Options: a. 3: 1, b. 1: 3, c. 2: 4, d. 4: 2, e. none of these

SOLUTION: a

PROBLEM: Problem: if the radius of a circle is decreased 60 %, what happens to the area ?
Options: a. 10 % decrease, b. 20 % decrease, c. 36 % decrease, d. 84 % decrease, e. 50 % decrease

SOLUTION:
d