The task is to generate the correct answer for a given math problem.

[EX Q]: Problem: in a maths test , students were asked to find 5 / 16 of a certain number . one of the students by mistake found 5 / 6 th of that number and his answer was 150 more than the correct answer . find the number .
[EX A]: 288

[EX Q]: Problem: there are 750 male and female participants in a meeting . half the female participants and one - quarterof the male participants are democrats . one - third of all the participants are democrats . how many of the democrats are female ?
[EX A]: 125

[EX Q]: Problem: 9 friends decided to divide the hotel bill evenly . if the bill was $ 124.15 dollars , how much money did they pay if 1 cent is the smallest unit ?
[EX A]:
$ 124.11