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.

Problem: the salary of a person was reduced by 14 %. by what percent should his reduced salary be raised so as to bring it at par with his original salary ?
Options: a. 10 %, b. 16.3 %, c. 13.7 %, d. 15.1 %, e. 12.3 %
b

Problem: in one alloy there is 10 % chromium while in another alloy it is 6 %. 15 kg of the first alloy was melted together with 35 kg of the second one to form a third alloy. find the percentage of chromium in the new alloy.
Options: a. 7.2 %, b. 9 %, c. 9.2 %, d. 8.6 %, e. 8.4 %
a

Problem: during the first two weeks of january, the total rainfall in springdale was 25 inches. if the rainfall during the second week was 1.5 times the rainfall during the first week, what was the rainfall during the second week of january ?
Options: a. 5 inches, b. 6 inches, c. 9 inches, d. 10 inches, e. 15 inches

e