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.
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Question: Question: Let f(x) = x^2 + bx + c. If f(1) = 0 and f(-8) = 0, then f(x) crosses the y-axis at what y-coordinate?

 Option A: -8

 Option B: -1

 Option C: 0

 Option D: 1

 Option E: 8

Answer: Option A


Question: Question: A theater box office sold an average (arithmetic mean) of 65 tickets per staff member to a particular movie. Among the daytime staff, the average number sold per member was 75, and among the evening staff, the average number sold was 60. If there are no other employees, what was the ratio of the number of daytime staff members to the number of evening staff members?

 Option A: 1:2

 Option B: 1:4

 Option C: 5:11

 Option D: 1:3

 Option E: 13:15

Answer: Option A


Question: Question: A businessman earns $28800 in December, thus decreasing his average annual (January to December) earnings by $1300. His average annual earnings would be
Source: CMAT Preparation

 Option A: $29000

 Option B: $33500

 Option C: $40200

 Option D: $41000

 Option E: $43100

Answer:
Option E