instruction:
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.
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Problem: a lady grows broccoli in her garden that is in the shape of a square. each broccoli takes 1 square foot of area in her garden. this year, she has increased her output by 79 broccoli when compared to last year. the shape of the area used for growing the broccoli has remained a square in both these years. how many broccoli did she produce this year ?
Options: ['a. 1600', 'b. 1500', 'c. 1650', 'd. 1700', 'e. can not be determined']
answer:
a


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Problem: the population of a town increases 25 % and 40 % respectively in two consecutive years. after the growth the present population of the town is 1750. then what is the population of the town 2 years ago ?
Options: a. a. 750, b. b. 800, c. c. 850, d. d. 900, e. e. 950
answer:
b


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Problem: in a photography exhibition, some photographs were taken by octavia the photographer, and some photographs were framed by jack the framer. jack had framed 24 photographs taken by octavia, and 12 photographs taken by other photographers. if 36 of the photographs in the exhibition were taken by octavia, how many photographs were either framed by jack or taken by octavia ?
Options: a. 36, b. 48, c. 72, d. 96, e. 108
answer:

b