You are given a mathematical question described with an open-ended vocabulary. Questions in this task involve real-world situations, describing a mathematical problem. You are also given 4 or 5 answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D", "E"). Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', 'E'. LaTeX mathematical format (the standard way to express mathematical expressions in the typesetting software known as LaTeX) is used to express equations. Each question is solvable with high school math knowledge. Give only one answer for each question.
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Question: The number of baseball cards in Caleb's collection doubles every three months. If after 9 months he has b baseball cards, then which of the following is an expression for the number of baseball cards in his collection after y years?
(A)\(2^yb\) (B)\(2^ { 4y - 3 } b\) (C)\(2^ { 4y } b\) (D)\(2b^ { 4y + 3 } \) (E)\(2^yb^ { y + 2 } \)

Answer: B


Question: It takes 5 complete turns of the crank to raise a fishing rod hook 2 feet. At this rate, how many turns will it take to raise the hook 4.4 feet?
(A)4.4 (B)11 (C)22 (D)33 (E)44

Answer: B


Question: At a certain party, an executive committee provided one soda for 8 people, one apple for 4 people and one cake for 6 people. If the total number of sodas, apples, and cakes was 78, how many people were at the party?
(A)48 (B)72 (C)96 (D)120 (E)144

Answer:
E