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.
question:
Problem: on the independence day, bananas were be equally distributed among the children in a school so that each child would get two bananas. on the particular day 360 children were absent and as a result each child got two extra bananas. find the actual number of children in the school ?
Options: a. 237, b. 287, c. 197, d. 287, e. 720
answer:
e


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Problem: excluding the stoppages, the speed of a bus is 48 km / hr and including the stoppages the speed of the bus is 12 km / hr. for how many minutes does the bus stop per hour ?
Options: a. 45 min, b. 10 min, c. 12 min, d. 20 min, e. 18 min
answer:
a


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Problem: jim â € ™ s taxi service charges an initial fee of $ 2.5 at the beginning of a trip and an additional charge of $ 0.35 for each 2 / 5 of a mile traveled. what is the total charge for a trip of 3.6 miles ?
Options: a. $ 3.15, b. $ 4.45, c. $ 4.80, d. $ 5.65, e. $ 5.40
answer:

d