instruction:
You are given a math word problem and you are supposed to make use of mathematical concepts like probability, combinatorics, linear equations, sequences/series, or simple operators like addition, subtraction, division, or multiplication to answer the given question. Choose the best option from the 5 given options and report that option.
question:
Question: Look at this series: 8, 43, 11, 41, __, 39, 17, ... What number should fill in the blank?

 Option A: 22

 Option B: 33

 Option C: 14

 Option D: 16

 Option E: 18
answer:
Option C


question:
Question: Running at the same constant rate, 8 identical machines can produce a total of 240 pens per minute. At this rate, how many pens could 5 such machines produce in 5 minutes?

 Option A:  114

 Option B:  108

 Option C:  192

 Option D:  750

 Option E:  777
answer:
Option D


question:
Question: A motorcyclist started riding at highway marker A, drove 120 miles to highway marker B, and then, without pausing, continued to highway marker C, where she stopped. The average speed of the motorcyclist, over the course of the entire trip, was 40 miles per hour. If the ride from marker A to marker B lasted 3 times as many hours as the rest of the ride, and the distance from marker B to marker C was half of the distance from marker A to marker B, what was the average speed, in miles per hour, of the motorcyclist while driving from marker B to marker C?

 Option A: 40

 Option B: 45

 Option C: 50

 Option D: 55

 Option E: 67.5
answer:

Option E