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'.

[Q]: Problem: two tests had the same maximum mark . the pass percentages in the first and the second test were 40 % and 45 % respectively . a candidate scored 216 marks in the second test and failed by 75 marks in that test . find the pass mark in the first test ? 
Options: a ) 768 , b ) 243 , c ) 246 , d ) 288 , e ) 224
[A]: d


[Q]: Problem: a merchant sells an item at a 20 % discount , but still makes a gross profit of 20 percent of the cost . what percent p of the cost would the gross profit on the item have been if it had been sold without the discount ? 
Options: a ) 20 % , b ) 40 % , c ) 50 % , d ) 60 % , e ) 75 %
[A]: c


[Q]: Problem: jerome anticipated that the webweb . com stock price would fall and sold all his webweb . com stocks for $ 5 per stock . he paid $ 10,000 tax on the revenue . a week later , jerome became convinced that the webweb . com stock price would rise , and he used the money that he had gotten from selling the webweb . com stocks to purchase them again , this time at $ 6 per stock . if jerome ended up having 4000 webweb . com stocks fewer than the number he had before selling them , how many webweb . com stocks did he have originally ? 
Options: a ) 10,000 , b ) 11,600 , c ) 12,000 , d ) 14,000 , e ) 16,400
[A]:
d