In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.
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Question: Problem: working alone , mary can pave a driveway in 4 hours and hillary can pave the same driveway in 3 hours . when they work together , mary thrives on teamwork so her rate increases by 33.33 % , but hillary becomes distracted and her rate decreases by 50 % . if they both work together , how many hours will it take to pave the driveway ? 
Options: a ) 2 hours , b ) 4 hours , c ) 5 hours , d ) 6 hours , e ) 7 hours

Answer: a


Question: Problem: a merchant purchased a jacket for $ 54 and then determined a selling price that equalled the purchase price of the jacket plus a markup that was 40 percent of the selling price . during a sale , the merchant discounted the selling price by 20 percent and sold the jacket . what was the merchant ’ s gross profit on this sale ? 
Options: a ) $ 0 , b ) $ 3 , c ) $ 4 , d ) $ 12 , e ) $ 18

Answer: e


Question: Problem: the population of a town is 10000 . it increases annually at the rate of 20 % p . a . what will be its population after 6 years ? 
Options: a ) 14300 , b ) 29859 , c ) 14500 , d ) 14600 , e ) 15400

Answer:
b