instruction:
In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the general math. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.
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Problem: gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper is 9 times as heavy as water . in what ratio should these be mixed to get an alloy 15 times as heavy as water ? 
Options: a ) 3 : 2 , b ) 3 : 8 , c ) 5 : 7 , d ) 3 : 7 , e ) 3 : 6
answer:
a


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Problem: a club wants to mix 20 pounds of candy worth $ 8.00 per pound with candy worth $ 5.00 per pound to reduce the cost of the mixture to $ 6.00 per pound . how many pounds of the $ 5.00 per pound candy should be used ? 
Options: a ) 20 , b ) 30 , c ) 40 , d ) 50 , e ) 60
answer:
c


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Problem: if the average ( arithmetic mean ) of 8 consecutive odd integers is 414 , then the least of these integers is 
Options: a ) a ) 407 , b ) b ) 518 , c ) c ) 519 , d ) d ) 521 , e ) e ) 525
answer:

a